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tashabye's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this slice of late 1700s London life. This follows a few young adults through a year in London. We get a taste of the times, no major drama, just a good feel for life in that year. The catalyst for the book seems to be the poet William Blake whom we meet as well through his friendship with these kids.
yowlyy's review against another edition
2.0
I was a bit disappointed in this novel, having read The Lady and The Unicorn and Girl With A Pearl Earring before. It seems as if it has been written in a haste, and reading the comments of other people I think it is just not me that I noticed it. Some speak of "lack of passion", and whilst reading Girl With The Pearl Earring makes the one wish to read more about Vermeer, the same doesn't happen for William Blake, who lives just next door of the Kellaways family. I probably wouldn't have finished it if it had been any longer!
slammy90's review
4.0
Promette un po' di più di quello che poi, effettivamente, dà.. Ma si legge in un fiato ed è sicuramente migliore de "La ragazza con l'orecchino di perla" che mi aveva lasciato Grossi dubbi!
gmh711's review against another edition
2.0
Set in late 18th century London, family moves to city from rural. Portrays like in back streets of old London. OK, not great.
tashreads2manybooks's review against another edition
1.0
Very disappointing, i felt like it was a chore to finish the book.
jdgcreates's review against another edition
2.0
Only reached page 50 before I decided to give this one up--the fact that another Sarah Ruhl play arrived from the library settled it for me. Unfortunately I did not feel drawn into this world the way I did with "Remarkable Creatures" and I wonder if it's due to the distanced and almost superficially omniscient narration? I think telling it from Jem's or even switching among characters, but all in the first person, would have been more effective and sincere. Oh well.
amaryllys's review against another edition
3.0
I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
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quodfelix's review against another edition
3.0
Good enough, but I did not find a very compelling plot line, nor did I find the historical William Blake particularly compelling. I did enjoy learning about the setting, however, and the contrasts between the English countryside and London streetscape in the late 1700's. The reader was effective.