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A review by jenbsbooks
My Dear Hamilton by Laura Kamoie, Stephanie Dray
informative
4.75
I don't know that I LOVED this ... but I have to give it credit. I felt it was well written, I appreciated the set up (prologue, four parts with headers/44 chapters throughout, epilogue), extensive author's notes, discussion questions, a Q&A with the authors, and even "how the book differs from Hamilton: An American Musical".
I had this in all three formats. I'd picked up a hardcopy at a thrift store. Nice deckled edges. Like almost all physical copies today, no Table of Contents, which I feel is an omission. The audio had the author's notes, but not all the extras (just one reason why I always like to check the text when listening to an audiobook). Kindle and audio were easily available from the library (Libby, and on Hoopla).
Told in first person/past tense ... conversational tone. The narration was good. The story didn't grab me right away. In all honesty, my mind was a bit muddled with other things going on and it was one reason I decided on this book. One where I was already a bit familiar with the "characters" and the story. It pulled me in despite my frame of mind.
A little struggle at the start with the MC being referred to as "a Schuyler" and Betsy, but Elizabeth, and then Eliza (as was my thought coming in).
I felt some connections, made some notes/highlights. Will think back on this book fondly.
No profanity, and sex was closed door.
Other words I note: loathing, cacophony, dais, hector, brusque, bucolic, manumission (which was in there a LOT).
I had this in all three formats. I'd picked up a hardcopy at a thrift store. Nice deckled edges. Like almost all physical copies today, no Table of Contents, which I feel is an omission. The audio had the author's notes, but not all the extras (just one reason why I always like to check the text when listening to an audiobook). Kindle and audio were easily available from the library (Libby, and on Hoopla).
Told in first person/past tense ... conversational tone. The narration was good. The story didn't grab me right away. In all honesty, my mind was a bit muddled with other things going on and it was one reason I decided on this book. One where I was already a bit familiar with the "characters" and the story. It pulled me in despite my frame of mind.
A little struggle at the start with the MC being referred to as "a Schuyler" and Betsy, but Elizabeth, and then Eliza (as was my thought coming in).
I felt some connections, made some notes/highlights. Will think back on this book fondly.
No profanity, and sex was closed door.
Other words I note: loathing, cacophony, dais, hector, brusque, bucolic, manumission (which was in there a LOT).