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Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës by Isabel Greenberg
2 reviews
becks_books's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I really enjoyed the story, and it was told beautifully, with the way it weaves together the real with the imagined. My main issue really was the artstyle, it just didn't work for me, and a lot of the time the emotions of the characters didn't really come across on the characters faces which was a shame, so aesthetically and also practically it didn't really work for me, but the story was enough to keep me reading.
Also, knowing more about Charlotte's (bad) taste in fictional men really explains a lot about Rochester.
Also, knowing more about Charlotte's (bad) taste in fictional men really explains a lot about Rochester.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Colonisation, Racism, Child death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and War
clarabooksit's review
adventurous
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This was interesting but very bleak.
Having studied Victorian literature in college, it was curious to see Greenberg’s fictional take on the Brontës’ lives and their real fantastical writings. The melding of the real and the imaginary was done really well, though I didn’t love the suggestion that Charlotte was a little mental. I haven’t read the Brontës’ childhood stories of Glass Town, though, so maybe this has more truth to it than I know. I did like that even in her fictional tale the family is burdened and sad and nothing seems to go right just like in their real lives.
Overall, I enjoyed it but I didn’t love it. Greenberg’s art style is sketchy and messy and while evocative, isn’t my favorite.
I’ve read three of her graphic novels now and it’s obvious that she has a fascination with storytelling and storytellers, which is a cool thread linking her books together.
Having studied Victorian literature in college, it was curious to see Greenberg’s fictional take on the Brontës’ lives and their real fantastical writings. The melding of the real and the imaginary was done really well, though I didn’t love the suggestion that Charlotte was a little mental. I haven’t read the Brontës’ childhood stories of Glass Town, though, so maybe this has more truth to it than I know. I did like that even in her fictional tale the family is burdened and sad and nothing seems to go right just like in their real lives.
Overall, I enjoyed it but I didn’t love it. Greenberg’s art style is sketchy and messy and while evocative, isn’t my favorite.
I’ve read three of her graphic novels now and it’s obvious that she has a fascination with storytelling and storytellers, which is a cool thread linking her books together.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Mental illness
Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexism, Racism, and Misogyny
Minor: Alcoholism
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