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The Sisters Sweet
The Sisters Sweet: A Novel | Elizabeth Weiss
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"All Harriet Szsz has ever known is life onstage with her twin sister, Josie. As "The Sisters Sweet," they pose as conjoined twins in a vaudeville act conceived of by their ambitious father and managed by their practical mother, who were once theatrical stars in their own rights. Then, in an explosive act, Josie exposes the fraud in a spectacular fashion and runs away to Hollywood. The family retreats to Chicago, where Harriet must figure out how to live out of the spotlight--and her sister's shadow. Striving to keep her struggling family afloat, Harriet molds herself into the perfect daughter. But she also begins to form her first relationships outside her family. As Josie's star rises and as the Szszes fall on hard times, Harriet must decide whether to honor her mother, her father, or the self she's only beginning to get to know. Full of long-simmering tensions, buried secrets, questionable saviors, and broken promises, this is ultimately a story about how we are beholden to others and what we owe ourselves, and heralds the arrival of an accomplished new voice in fiction"--
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ElleMNOpe
The Sisters Sweet: A Novel | Elizabeth Weiss
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Mehso-so

The premise held a lot of promise, but didn't feel fully explored. The writing was decent & I did enjoy a good portion of the read. The multiple POVs with jumping timelines appears to have worked to a detriment, giving the plot a jumbled feel that lost me on occasion & led to issues with the tension. There was a lot of potential in the work, but it just didn't have oomph behind it. Overall, a decent read, but didn't quite meet the mark for me.

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candc320
The Sisters Sweet: A Novel | Elizabeth Weiss
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Bailedbailed

This is the first times in a looonnggg time I‘ve DNF‘d a book, but I just had to with this one. I don‘t even think it‘s necessarily the story‘s fault, I just really wasn‘t feeling it. It starts out great, telling the story of these two performing sisters pretending to be Siamese twins, then switched to just telling one sister‘s story and it got BORING. I just need more excitement right now I guess 🤷🏼‍♀️.

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TorieStorieS
The Sisters Sweet: A Novel | Elizabeth Weiss
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Pickpick

Thanks to growing up on Sweet Valley books, I cannot resist a book about twins! Harriet and Josephine are born into a show business family- their father fell into the theater at a young age and their mother left Ohio and winds up on stage as well. Their daughters original vaudeville act doesn‘t garner much attention- but when the girls are rigged together to appear conjoined, the act takes off! Covers history and relationships in a compelling way!

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LibraryCin
The Sisters Sweet: A Novel | Elizabeth Weiss
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Mehso-so

I liked it, but I didn‘t really find any of the characters particularly likable, including Harriet. The book did a good job of show business and the time period, I think. I definitely did not like the ending – it initially appeared to be going (kind of) where I wanted it to, then suddenly changed course. It is very possible others would like the ending more than I did, however

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LibraryCin
The Sisters Sweet: A Novel | Elizabeth Weiss
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Mehso-so

This is told from Harriet‘s point of view. I liked it, but I didn‘t really find any of the characters particularly likable, including Harriet. The book did a good job of show business and the time period, I think. I definitely did not like the ending – it initially appeared to be going (kind of) where I wanted it to, then suddenly changed course. It is very possible others would like the ending more than I did, however.

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missbutternut
The Sisters Sweet: A Novel | Elizabeth Weiss
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Pickpick

Perfect stay up until three am reading fiction. Vaudeville and old Hollywood!

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