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plaidpladd's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the idea of this book better than the execution. When I got to the end, the only thing I felt was that I had wasted my time, although it's pretty short, so not even that emotion was strong.
theknitgeek's review against another edition
4.0
4.5. Well-written and funny, plus it's set in Delaware, which is worth at least half a star.
books_plan_create's review against another edition
5.0
When this book showed up on NetGalley, I grabbed it. But I left it on my Nook, debating if I wanted to read it or not. But I decided to read it-I've kind of been on a Contemporary kick lately and wanted another one. Immediately I was hooked. This book was just so much MORE than I could have hoped for!
The story starts with an assignment page for an 11th Grade AP English class. Adrienne Haus is the protagonist (to use some of her literary terms) and she is the voice of the novel. At the end of her essay opening she states "And I'll explain how the books affected me-because whoever I was a the beginning of the summer, I am not that person anymore." This statement set the tone for the novel and I needed to know HOW she was different.
Four girls, three mothers, one summer book club. And none of the girls are friends or even really know or like each other, but somehow, it works. Through Adrienne we learn about each girl, and we see how the summer affected them and brought on growth for them. Will the events that took place during the fifth and final meeting mean the end for their tenuous friendship, or will the school year bring on something completely new and different?
I loved Adrienne's voice. She was snarky, sarcastic, yet lovable and lost. I felt connected to her and hurt when she hurt. Her relationship with her mother felt real-more real than other YA novels.
You will not be disappointed with this book!
The story starts with an assignment page for an 11th Grade AP English class. Adrienne Haus is the protagonist (to use some of her literary terms) and she is the voice of the novel. At the end of her essay opening she states "And I'll explain how the books affected me-because whoever I was a the beginning of the summer, I am not that person anymore." This statement set the tone for the novel and I needed to know HOW she was different.
Four girls, three mothers, one summer book club. And none of the girls are friends or even really know or like each other, but somehow, it works. Through Adrienne we learn about each girl, and we see how the summer affected them and brought on growth for them. Will the events that took place during the fifth and final meeting mean the end for their tenuous friendship, or will the school year bring on something completely new and different?
I loved Adrienne's voice. She was snarky, sarcastic, yet lovable and lost. I felt connected to her and hurt when she hurt. Her relationship with her mother felt real-more real than other YA novels.
You will not be disappointed with this book!
aeslis's review against another edition
3.0
While I enjoyed the writing style a good deal, and I laughed quite a bit at CeeCee's antics, especially she got Adrienne drunk, there wasn't much else to recommend. Adrienne herself is a changeable, rather whiny character that is trying to 'find herself' by acting out. She's the only child of a single mother and though her mother has always been open to talking about her missing father, Adrienne, for some reason, starts feeling like like she was a ~mistake~ and her mother regrets having her. There's no basis for this whatsoever, though--it just felt tacked on, like the author was looking for internal conflict to make the story more interesting.
karak's review against another edition
2.0
Almost unbearable to read. It really reads as unfinished.
tashiea's review against another edition
3.0
Rating: 3/5 Stars
Review: Wow. I just can't comprehend this book one bit.
Adrienne: She seemed like such a nice girl, and seemed very real to me... and then I just got confused. Just because she hung out with CeeCee, apparently her life is SO bad, she succumbs to peer pressure. Yes she was nervous about doing it, but it just doesn't make sense to me. Like...she just DID it, especially after the first time she just went and did it again. Can I say WEIRD! An okay character. I can't say I hated her, because I did like her, I just think her real character got lost in what the author was trying to say.
CeeCee: Please PLEASE help her. I personally think she's crazy. I liked her in the beginning, as her character seemed snotty-ish, and curious. She was rich. Personally I think that should have been her personality. But then I had a slight idea we would be such book buddies anymore. After that my liking for her, went down hill. Her personality became sort of rocker chick, popular girl, bad girl kinda thing. Just.... Jeez. This girl is nuts. Anyway... she just freaked me out.
Jill: Oh Jill, I actually liked her. But she wasn't included that much. WHY? I don't understand it was more about a book club, but yet CeeCee showed up more. Like Adrienne I understood, but I actually liked Jill and her character. Yeah, I can't say much, because she wasn't included much!
And finally, Wallis: I didn't get it. I didn't understand her though. Just... No.
In the end, I liked the book, although there was definitely some things I didn't like. The story is good, but I can't quite agree with the characters. Hmm...
http://natashaslittleworld.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-unsinkable-book-club-for-unsinkable.html
Review: Wow. I just can't comprehend this book one bit.
Adrienne: She seemed like such a nice girl, and seemed very real to me... and then I just got confused. Just because she hung out with CeeCee, apparently her life is SO bad, she succumbs to peer pressure. Yes she was nervous about doing it, but it just doesn't make sense to me. Like...she just DID it, especially after the first time she just went and did it again. Can I say WEIRD! An okay character. I can't say I hated her, because I did like her, I just think her real character got lost in what the author was trying to say.
CeeCee: Please PLEASE help her. I personally think she's crazy. I liked her in the beginning, as her character seemed snotty-ish, and curious. She was rich. Personally I think that should have been her personality. But then
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she comes to Adrienne's house in the middle of the night, andSpoiler
And then her kissing Adrienne, and bringing, what was it, rum with them to drink.Jill: Oh Jill, I actually liked her. But she wasn't included that much. WHY? I don't understand it was more about a book club, but yet CeeCee showed up more. Like Adrienne I understood, but I actually liked Jill and her character. Yeah, I can't say much, because she wasn't included much!
And finally, Wallis: I didn't get it. I didn't understand her though. Just... No.
In the end, I liked the book, although there was definitely some things I didn't like. The story is good, but I can't quite agree with the characters. Hmm...
http://natashaslittleworld.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-unsinkable-book-club-for-unsinkable.html
jshettel's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book about four girls who formed an unlikely group of book readers
quietjenn's review against another edition
3.0
This was pretty much *nothing* like I expected it to be. And yet, I really rather liked it. Or maybe I really rather liked it because it was nothing like I expected it to be. Ahem.
nerfherder86's review against another edition
3.0
Fun fluffy "beach read" novel about four girls forced to meet during the summer with their moms for a mother-daughter book club, so that the girls will read their required summer reading novels. They also have to write an essay about the books, using literary terms that are also used as the book's chapter headings. Adrienne, 15, is the main character telling the story of their summer, how it ends in a drowning (revealed in beginning of book). They're all reluctant to be in this club, for various reasons, but by the end of the summer they've become if not true friends at least better acquainted. There was also drama with the mothers. I liked the literary references (the girls and moms read classics as well as recent book A House on Mango Street), the funny scenes where the girls escape their mothers by congregating in the bathroom, and the snarky new names for the club that Adrienne concocts ("Excruciating Reader's Group for Abominable Girls, etc). There's some drama and relationshippy stuff, it's interesting, although sometimes the book sounded a little 'Preachy' to me about the value of reading or mother-daughter bonding, like it was narrated by an adult, not a teenage girl. And one of the mysteries concerning one of the girls and her mother was not resolved to my satisfaction. But overall a fun read.