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flashandoutbreak's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
maddiereadswords's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
When I heard there was a new historical fiction novel about Anne Lister, I hoped I was going to like it, but this absolutely exceeded my expectations in every way. I won't lie, this really is a tragic and heartbreaking book in a lot of ways, but it's also an achingly beautiful story of two young girls falling in love, and all the tenderness and feelings that come with that. The school year sections are told in present tense (something, something, the past is still alive in the present, you can't take loved away, etc. etc.) and broken up into short vignettes that keep the story moving, and while the later letters interspersed (and the author's note at the end) speak to the tragedy of Eliza's life after school, I think the focus on that singular year, was a really powerful way to tell such a story.
This is not an overall happy book, and Anne Lister in particular was not always a very kind or good person, but this is, in my opinion, historical fiction at its finest!! I feel like I need to rewatch Gentleman Jack immediately,and also if you're read this far you've just lost the game.
This is not an overall happy book, and Anne Lister in particular was not always a very kind or good person, but this is, in my opinion, historical fiction at its finest!! I feel like I need to rewatch Gentleman Jack immediately,
Graphic: Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Racism, Classism, Colonisation, and Confinement
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Child death, and Miscarriage
thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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? No
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Sexism, Racism, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Colonisation, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Minor: War, Suicide, Medical content, and Slavery
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