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A review by janinevduijn
Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton
5.0
A very impactful read focused on a (fictional) school shooting in Somerset. We follow the perspectives of students, teachers and parents during the three hours on a snowy November day during which the school is under attack. It dealt very deftly with themes of racism, the refugee crisis, radicalization and other contemporary socio-political issues. Each character's voice felt true and the setting was excellent: the bone-chilling cold resonating with the fear the narrative induced.
What really struck me as masterful was the fact that some of the students are working on a production of MacBeth, and the intertexuality between Shakespeare's play and the issues in this book
echoing each other made it clear how these issues are of all times.
What really struck me as masterful was the fact that some of the students are working on a production of MacBeth, and the intertexuality between Shakespeare's play and the issues in this book
echoing each other made it clear how these issues are of all times.