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A review by sarahkorn
Fair Rosaline by Natasha Solomons
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Fair Rosaline is a feminist story without a happy ending. And it's DARK in parts. But there's still romance and wit to it, which made it an incredibly enjoyable read.
One thing in particular I really liked: the scenes where it played out like a stage (you'll know what I mean when you read it) were incredibly inventive as a plot device. And in some ways, it was narrated so distantly it was like watching a performance, the characters spinning onto the page and then exiting stage left. "All the world's a stage."
I also think the authors' note added a lot and could have been longer/moved to the front of the book (I read it about halfway through). For those of us who remember the original R&J story but it's been a while since we dissected it in English class, the context only added to my enjoyment of the book.
One thing in particular I really liked: the scenes where it played out like a stage (you'll know what I mean when you read it) were incredibly inventive as a plot device. And in some ways, it was narrated so distantly it was like watching a performance, the characters spinning onto the page and then exiting stage left. "All the world's a stage."
I also think the authors' note added a lot and could have been longer/moved to the front of the book (I read it about halfway through). For those of us who remember the original R&J story but it's been a while since we dissected it in English class, the context only added to my enjoyment of the book.