Just as Long as We're Together

I'm mad as hell that Goodreads doesn't have the cover of the version that I read, because I liked that cover a LOT. It's the one that has Stephanie, Rachel and Alison in someone's room (Rachel's?) and they are laughing and someone's holding up one of the purple t-shirt that say "FRIENDS" in yellow l......more

It's both annoying and impressive that I can recall nearly verbatim passages from a book I read over 30 years ago, but I can't remember add toilet paper to my Instacart order even when I place it 15 minutes after putting the last roll on the holder. Welcome to middle age, bitch! I loved this book as a......more

This was a childhood favorite growing up and I guess I'm getting real nostalgic this Christmas and I reread it. I'm being conservative when I say I've read it three times. I really believe that all middle-schoolers should be shipped to a deserted island until high school. Stephanie was insufferable a......more

Heartbreakingly sweet and relatable. The weight stuff is hard to read, and makes my heart ache for Steph. Still Judy does a good job of subtly talking about racism once. It's also a good snap shot of how lacksidasical boomers and beyond were about body issues and the emotional toll divorce could tak......more

This book was kinda funny and made me laugh a couple of times, but any positive thoughts I have on it are pretty fleeting and dragged down by how aged this felt. Like, the rhetoric in here at times was so old fashioned in a way I wasn’t vibing with that it did grate on me. I like how the plot keeps m......more