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A review by jess_mango
Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës by Isabel Greenberg
4.0
The 4 Bronte Siblings had an imaginary world they created as children. They called it Glass Town and it was populated with various characters. The siblings envisioned this world and wrote about it even into young adulthood. In this new graphic novel, we see a fictionalized account of the Bronte's childhood and their time with Glass Town. The novel mainly focuses on Charlotte who is seemingly at least mildly obsessed with Glass Town. She is distracted by it when she is sent away to school and imagines herself having conversations with the characters.
I've read Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights and am aiming to read [b:The Tenant of Wildfell Hall|337113|The Tenant of Wildfell Hall|Anne Brontë|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1479652419l/337113._SY75_.jpg|1389477] in the next month or so. But, I am not a Bronte super fan. I don't know a lot of details about their lives. This graphic novel was interesting to learn a bit more about their lives and their imaginings. They were clearly a creative bunch. A large portion of the novel focuses on the characters of Glass Town and Charlotte's conversations with the Glass Town residents. My attention drifted during a couple of these bits. But, overall, I enjoyed the book. I recommend this for Bronte fans.
I've read Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights and am aiming to read [b:The Tenant of Wildfell Hall|337113|The Tenant of Wildfell Hall|Anne Brontë|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1479652419l/337113._SY75_.jpg|1389477] in the next month or so. But, I am not a Bronte super fan. I don't know a lot of details about their lives. This graphic novel was interesting to learn a bit more about their lives and their imaginings. They were clearly a creative bunch. A large portion of the novel focuses on the characters of Glass Town and Charlotte's conversations with the Glass Town residents. My attention drifted during a couple of these bits. But, overall, I enjoyed the book. I recommend this for Bronte fans.