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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The book got better as it went along. It was fun to read about life in 1969.
A historical fiction beach read, but I found myself engrossed in it anyway. I loved the setting of Nantucket, and I found myself caring for each character. It drew me in, and I enjoyed it.
Sommeren 1969 genskaber levende den ikoniske sommer, mens den med udgangspunkt i tidens relevante temaer fanger hver karakters individuelle konflikt. Bogen viste en fascinerende familiedynamik og forfatteren kunne ikke have valgt en bedre tidsperiode som ramme for en dysfunktionel familie og deres historie.
Basalt set er der nok mere tale om familiedrama end historisk fiktion, men dog i en spændende historisk ramme. Til tider fremstod handlingen dog en smule for overfladisk og glider for let hen over emner der sagtens kunne have været udforsket dybere.
Karaktererne fremstår realistiske og rigtigt godt udviklede, og bogen beskæftiger sig med nogle alvorlige spørgsmål og emner. Nogle af dem relevante for 1960’erne og andre lige så relevante i dag. Selvom der er stort fokus på familieforhold og en masse konflikter, så fremstår fortællingen alligevel både sjov og rørende.
Noget der hæver bogen er referencer og dialog der fremstod realistiske for perioden. Sangtitler som kapiteloverskrifter satte virkelig stemningen, og den praktiske spotify-liste, som forfatteren oprettede, gjorde læsningen mere autentisk.
God sommerlæsning til alle, der elsker historisk fiktion og familiedramaer.
Basalt set er der nok mere tale om familiedrama end historisk fiktion, men dog i en spændende historisk ramme. Til tider fremstod handlingen dog en smule for overfladisk og glider for let hen over emner der sagtens kunne have været udforsket dybere.
Karaktererne fremstår realistiske og rigtigt godt udviklede, og bogen beskæftiger sig med nogle alvorlige spørgsmål og emner. Nogle af dem relevante for 1960’erne og andre lige så relevante i dag. Selvom der er stort fokus på familieforhold og en masse konflikter, så fremstår fortællingen alligevel både sjov og rørende.
Noget der hæver bogen er referencer og dialog der fremstod realistiske for perioden. Sangtitler som kapiteloverskrifter satte virkelig stemningen, og den praktiske spotify-liste, som forfatteren oprettede, gjorde læsningen mere autentisk.
God sommerlæsning til alle, der elsker historisk fiktion og familiedramaer.
I feel like this book was all over the place and way too much surface level for the subject matter.
enjoyable family drama set in a tumultuous summer for our country as a whole
This would have been a great beach read, but also went down very smoothly during a cold snap in mid-November. Lovely young adolescents entering the tumultuous world of puberty, a newly married couple expecting their first child, politically conscious young adults exploring an interracial relationship, a possessive boyfriend, a young recruit fighting in Vietnam, a bereft mother, a matriarch of an old Boston family, summer homes on Martha’s Vineyard, insufferable club rules, a political scandal, a hippie commune, Woodstock, a family scandal...there was a little something for everyone!
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 ⭐️ The Summer of 1969 is one of the most tumultuous in history. Woodstock. The moon landing. MLK. Senator Kennedy’s infamous car accident. And, the Vietnam war. The Levin family spends each summer on Nantucket, but this one is different. With their brother off to war, the eldest sister pregnant with twins, the middle sister working in Martha’s Vineyard and the youngest taking tennis lessons, each experience a different version of this incredible summer.
I liked this book but it didn’t grab me as much as the others I’ve read from this author. I love the setting in Nantucket and the ease of island life mixed with her storylines. For me though, I had trouble reconciling a summer beach town with this take on history. It was good and enjoyable but not my favorite from her.
I liked this book but it didn’t grab me as much as the others I’ve read from this author. I love the setting in Nantucket and the ease of island life mixed with her storylines. For me though, I had trouble reconciling a summer beach town with this take on history. It was good and enjoyable but not my favorite from her.
5 stars if there hadn't been such a blah ending, with a whole chapter devoted to an extremely peripheral character that I did not care about at all after spending so much time with all the other actual main characters. I did really enjoy this easy breezy read, though.