Reviews

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

elisedasnarechick's review

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Medical trauma

theredheadbaker's review

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

cristinavisu's review

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

threegoodrats's review

4.0

My review is here.

slgoff83's review

emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

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

4.0

luciemariec's review

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

heathercottledillon's review

4.0

I didn't know much about the Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic before I read "Fever: 1793." This book does a great job of telling an engaging story with charming characters while at the same time educating readers on a historical event that isn't often discussed. There's also a really handy appendix that includes info about the actual event and the people who appear in the story who really lived. I also think it does a good job of portraying daily life for Americans during the 1700s. The pace of the story moves quickly and there's a balance between tragedy and hope, which I think is a good combination for introducing historical events to young readers.

saikouneko's review

dark fast-paced

4.0

luey03's review

2.0

The mom can’t cook or add

reader4evr's review

4.0

Another book by Laurie Halse Anderson that I really liked. I'm not a big fan of historical fiction but this one was really good. I love when a author does their "homework" because I think it really shows in the writing.

I like Mattie. She went through a lot in the story but she always kept her attitude positive. I think a lot of girls can relate to her even now even though it happened 230ish years ago. I never knew how much yellow fever was such a problem in the United States. It just sounded gross and people were just gross about it too.

I listened to the story which I would totally recommend. Good "actor"...she made her come alive!