Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand

  • A book set in the decade I was born



This is the second novel from Elin Hilderbrand and as the other one (The Perfect Couple) I was not captivated by it.

I decided to read this book because it was one the 2019 Goodreads historical fiction nominees and I wanted to give a second try to this author, but I think I will stop.

The story is very thin, the characters are quite stereotypical; the only character I liked and I think it was well develop is Jessie, the youngest sister of the Foley-Levin family.

I read in one of the reviews on Goodreads that the author addressed many important issues but then they weren’t really explored or developed and I must agree with this opinion, may it would have been better to leave something out but to go deeper in just a few of them .



I read this book for my 2020 Book challenge and I thought this novel could fit in the “book set in the decade you were born” category but I was not really impressed on the description of the sixties. Hopefully I will find a book that can be good fit for my challenge.



Goodreads: Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand

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