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Oleander: A Great Expectations Reimagining
by Scarlett Drake
“I tried to consider what this would mean, how much it was going to hurt when he left me again – because he would, it was what he did, and decided I didn’t care. I was Jude. He was Cas. This was us.”
Running a blade through my chest would have been less heartbreaking than this book.
Before I start my review I find it important to mention that I have never read A Great Expectations so I don't have a reference point to compare Oleander to the way Im sure those with the reading experience do. What I can say, however, is that after reading this book, I am much more inclined to read it.
Oleander follows Jude. This at its core is his story; who he was before Caspian and who he is after meeting him - and it hurts. The pain is a visceral burning sensation. You want to root for Jude. You want him happy. You don't think Caspian can make him happy but Jude does. It's all one gaping wound that's constantly being touched even though we all know it shouldn't. And even when we finally get the stitches we so desperately need it's still fragile to the touch.
If that's not enough to get you to read this achingly heartbreaking story I'm not sure what will.
Running a blade through my chest would have been less heartbreaking than this book.
Before I start my review I find it important to mention that I have never read A Great Expectations so I don't have a reference point to compare Oleander to the way Im sure those with the reading experience do. What I can say, however, is that after reading this book, I am much more inclined to read it.
Oleander follows Jude. This at its core is his story; who he was before Caspian and who he is after meeting him - and it hurts. The pain is a visceral burning sensation. You want to root for Jude. You want him happy. You don't think Caspian can make him happy but Jude does. It's all one gaping wound that's constantly being touched even though we all know it shouldn't. And even when we finally get the stitches we so desperately need it's still fragile to the touch.
If that's not enough to get you to read this achingly heartbreaking story I'm not sure what will.