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deathlores 's review for:
In Harmony
by Emma Scott
Why must we endure so much cheesiness from the cover and title, when this is actually a pretty poignant book, I ask you? Goes to show you should never judge a book by its cover, because what looks like a silly romance (and honestly, at first glance the reviews strengthen that impression) hides a whole lot of depth.
It ended up being what I hoped it would be, aka Ophelia and Hamlet on a Midwest backdrop. It does get cheesy at times but it never veers into unintelligent-melodrama territory. In Harmony deals with recovery from rape/abuse, and is hella metafictional. The juxtaposition between narrative levels could have been carried out a tad more subtly as it tends to point neon flashing lights saying "look how the characters' lives align with what Shakespeare wrote 400 years ago, amazing right?!" But hey, any type of metafictional reflexion is a warm hug for my literature grad heart.
Stellar example of how a brilliant use of italics (and lack thereof) can have a person (me) IN TEARS.
It ended up being what I hoped it would be, aka Ophelia and Hamlet on a Midwest backdrop. It does get cheesy at times but it never veers into unintelligent-melodrama territory. In Harmony deals with recovery from rape/abuse, and is hella metafictional. The juxtaposition between narrative levels could have been carried out a tad more subtly as it tends to point neon flashing lights saying "look how the characters' lives align with what Shakespeare wrote 400 years ago, amazing right?!" But hey, any type of metafictional reflexion is a warm hug for my literature grad heart.
“God, it’s my mom,” I said, my voice trembling. “She’s going to tell my dad. I’ll lose Hamlet.” I swallowed hard. “I’ll lose Hamlet.”
Stellar example of how a brilliant use of italics (and lack thereof) can have a person (me) IN TEARS.