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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
medium-paced
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
What a powerful story! Really well written, well researched. Might just be Picoult's best (so far).
3.5 ⭐️
Well researched, but a bit too long. I also wish some of the conclusions about bias were left for the reader to discover instead of being declared through a character’s speech. Telling instead of showing takes away the crucial learning piece from the reader.
Well researched, but a bit too long. I also wish some of the conclusions about bias were left for the reader to discover instead of being declared through a character’s speech. Telling instead of showing takes away the crucial learning piece from the reader.
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Could have been a little shorter, but very fascinating to learn about the Shakespeare legitimacy theory…but the pregnancy trope irks me so much..
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This felt very different to other Jodi P novels, I can’t think of another one that has such a big historical timeline, and yet it still carried her effortless ways with story telling. By halfway through I was thoroughly hooked and a little obsessed with the ideas and theories behind Shakespeare and the truth of how his works came to be. I think I may have found my conspiracy of choice 🙏
I absolutely loved the Emilia chapters but found myself speed reading the Melina chapters. The only thing I did not like about this book was the stuuuuupid trope of “I can explain” “no!” Like oh my god just LET PEOPLE EXPLAIN. I hate this trope and I wish it would die. Other than that the book was a solid 4 stars.
medium-paced
Love Jodi books but I am learning to enjoy historical so this had more historical than I normally enjoy.