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A review by ms_aprilvincent
Romeo's Ex: Rosaline's Story by Lisa Fiedler
3.0
We never actually see or hear from Rosaline in Shakespeare's play, but she's still an important character; without her, none of the other action would have occurred.
This book imagines the story from Rosaline's perspective, how she reacted to Romeo's declarations of love, how she felt about the Capulet-Montague feud, how she helped the young lovers.
The language is that of the 16th century (though not in verse), so it could prove troublesome for less dedicated readers. I liked running into lines from the play; it was like a little game.
Benvolio gets a good deal of the spotlight, and Mercutio turns out to have layers. Even Tybalt comes off as more than a quick-tempered jerk. Paris is (as I've always suspected) stupid, and Rosaline herself is worthy of Romeo's worship, even though he's not really worthy of her.
The author is mostly faithful to the play--which, as a freshman English teacher, I've read about fifty million times--but there toward the end, it seemed like she was going for something so outrageous I considered throwing the book across the room. Fortunately she reined it in, but it was close.
This book imagines the story from Rosaline's perspective, how she reacted to Romeo's declarations of love, how she felt about the Capulet-Montague feud, how she helped the young lovers.
The language is that of the 16th century (though not in verse), so it could prove troublesome for less dedicated readers. I liked running into lines from the play; it was like a little game.
Benvolio gets a good deal of the spotlight, and Mercutio turns out to have layers. Even Tybalt comes off as more than a quick-tempered jerk. Paris is (as I've always suspected) stupid, and Rosaline herself is worthy of Romeo's worship, even though he's not really worthy of her.
The author is mostly faithful to the play--which, as a freshman English teacher, I've read about fifty million times--but there toward the end, it seemed like she was going for something so outrageous I considered throwing the book across the room. Fortunately she reined it in, but it was close.