Reviews

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

megstro's review against another edition

3.0

I think it has the makings of a great trilogy, and it's a pretty good book. Isabel is not on fire for the revolution or for the Tories--she's on fire for whoever can keep her alive. And while that might not make her as conventionally interesting, I think it's a lot more realistic. I think the best thing that Anderson did for Isabel was

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not having her absolve Lady Seymour for being a "nice white lady." As Isabel put it--a person doesn't want to be bought and sold like a basket of eggs, even if the person cracking the shells is nice.

tashaseegmiller's review against another edition

5.0

This is a beautiful and well written book. It sucked me in immediately and I simply did not want to put it down. Amazingly well done.

stacey54's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

bookancer's review against another edition

emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

lessonplansandlace's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

tildy08's review against another edition

4.0

Not bad. Actually my first historical fiction that includes the American revolution. Learned a fair amount.

adrienneturner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

niko0029's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

iceangel32's review against another edition

2.0

I really wanted to like it more than I did. It is the story of a black slave during the revolutionary war. It is her search for her freedom that was promised to her and then taken away.

This book is part of a trilogy...while reading it I did no think I would be interested in reading the rest but I now think I will read the next book. I would like to know if things get better for Isabel. Maybe I am a glutton for punishment...plus I already checked it out of the library.

librariansrule's review against another edition

5.0

A preteen girl told me to read this and it's extraordinary. Relays history alongside that of a fictional child that rings so true it hurts. Tough reading. And all the while I wondered what my reading advisor thought when she read it. That will be an interesting conversation.