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A review by elisehedlund
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
4.0
I did not think this book was going to get anywhere near four stars when I started it. In fact, I was almost halfway through the book before I realized how good it was!
Now, you should know that I usually hate books set in this time period because the female characters are so obnoxious. They just sit around all day doing what they're told, asking their maids to bring them whatever they want, and their biggest worry is if there's a wrinkle in their dress. Then they get married, have kids, and live more of their very boring and frustrating to read about life.
I get that this is how it was. I do. But do I want to be reading about it? Absolutely not.
So when I opened this book and found that this classic story fit the main character, Charlotte, was, I got nervous. Luckily for me, I underestimated her and when I kept reading I enjoyed keeping her company on her journey across the sea quite a bit.
My biggest problem with this book was that it was so unrealistic. So many things had to go perfectly for what happened to happened, and although theoretically the whole story could be true, it was super unrealistic.
Despite that, I thought it was a quick and fun read and I enjoyed it a lot! It definitely surprised me in a very good way.
Now, you should know that I usually hate books set in this time period because the female characters are so obnoxious. They just sit around all day doing what they're told, asking their maids to bring them whatever they want, and their biggest worry is if there's a wrinkle in their dress. Then they get married, have kids, and live more of their very boring and frustrating to read about life.
I get that this is how it was. I do. But do I want to be reading about it? Absolutely not.
So when I opened this book and found that this classic story fit the main character, Charlotte, was, I got nervous. Luckily for me, I underestimated her and when I kept reading I enjoyed keeping her company on her journey across the sea quite a bit.
My biggest problem with this book was that it was so unrealistic. So many things had to go perfectly for what happened to happened, and although theoretically the whole story could be true, it was super unrealistic.
Despite that, I thought it was a quick and fun read and I enjoyed it a lot! It definitely surprised me in a very good way.