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Anatomy: A Love Story
by Dana Schwartz
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Still debating if this is a 4 or a 3.75… either way I really enjoy this book! Schwartz writing beautifully captured the macabre vibes of Edinburgh in the 1800s.
I really enjoyed Hazel as a main character. The book is titled “A love Story,” and while I really enjoyed the romance, it focuses on Hazels love for Anatomy (which the author said is the point). In a society where women are confined to running the house, Hazel has a modern drive to become a surgeon. Hazel being upperclass has the sense she can do anything. However, though shes ambitious, Hazel begins to understand how society limits her.. which felt realistic. Ultimately her position still grants her opportunities she otherwise would not have had.
Beyond the themes of feminism, this book touches on class issues when it comes to lifestyle, choices, and medicine (both receiving medical help & studying medicine.) Now I always love a good jab at the rich so I particularly liked this discussion! I do think it was handled quite well with Jacks character serving as a lower class perspective. However, there is no discussion about race.
As mentioned the romance is subtle but I didn’t mind that. The romance we did get felt well timed and gave me a few flutters!
The ending felt a bit rushed and I wasn’t in love with it. But I am interested in reading the next book!
Be aware that while this is YA and it’s not too graphic, it still contains descriptions of surgeries, corpses, and general body gore.
All in all I would recommend this book to anyone who likes their historical fiction set in the 1800s with creepy cemeteries! A good read for the fall, particularly November.
I really enjoyed Hazel as a main character. The book is titled “A love Story,” and while I really enjoyed the romance, it focuses on Hazels love for Anatomy (which the author said is the point). In a society where women are confined to running the house, Hazel has a modern drive to become a surgeon. Hazel being upperclass has the sense she can do anything. However, though shes ambitious, Hazel begins to understand how society limits her.. which felt realistic. Ultimately her position still grants her opportunities she otherwise would not have had.
Beyond the themes of feminism, this book touches on class issues when it comes to lifestyle, choices, and medicine (both receiving medical help & studying medicine.) Now I always love a good jab at the rich so I particularly liked this discussion! I do think it was handled quite well with Jacks character serving as a lower class perspective. However, there is no discussion about race.
As mentioned the romance is subtle but I didn’t mind that. The romance we did get felt well timed and gave me a few flutters!
The ending felt a bit rushed and I wasn’t in love with it. But I am interested in reading the next book!
Be aware that while this is YA and it’s not too graphic, it still contains descriptions of surgeries, corpses, and general body gore.
All in all I would recommend this book to anyone who likes their historical fiction set in the 1800s with creepy cemeteries! A good read for the fall, particularly November.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore