A review by jasmineehare
Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue

emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.75

I loved this book; I knew very little about Anne Lister beyond her being queer, and I couldn’t wait to get to the author’s note at the end to find out more about the history of these characters (people!). This reminded me of A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libby Bray but without the magic and much more explicit. I liked that the writing didn’t feel modern; I felt that I was thinking of things in the way that a girl in 1805 would, as much as possible.
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