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Reluctant Immortals
by Gwendolyn Kiste
This is a quick read and perfect to escape to on the beach, by the pool, or at an airport during summer travel this year. It also features two women that literature has, well, ignored in exchange for their more dastardly male counterparts. Notably, Lucy Westerna and Bertha Antoinette Rochester (but Jane Eyre is thrown in there for good measure, along with 1970s portrayals of Rochester and Dracua).
One thing I found strange is the choice to set this book in the 1970s. It seemed random and unintentional and the writing style kind of sometimes made me forget we weren't in the 21st century.
But, if you like feminist re-tellings (of sort) or diving deeper into side characters, you'll likely enjoy this book.
Although it was largely a quick read, there were some 'huh, why is this here?' moments, or pacing items that felt too short or too long. I was in an airport and a little bit focused on reading, so I'm not sure if these pacing issues would have been a bigger deal if I had not been so focused.
One thing I found strange is the choice to set this book in the 1970s. It seemed random and unintentional and the writing style kind of sometimes made me forget we weren't in the 21st century.
But, if you like feminist re-tellings (of sort) or diving deeper into side characters, you'll likely enjoy this book.
Although it was largely a quick read, there were some 'huh, why is this here?' moments, or pacing items that felt too short or too long. I was in an airport and a little bit focused on reading, so I'm not sure if these pacing issues would have been a bigger deal if I had not been so focused.