madeleinesbookshelf's Reviews (96)

Peter Hall's diaries: the story of a dramatic battle

Peter / GOODWIN HALL

3.75

informative reflective medium-paced

Making It on Broadway: Actors' Tales of Climbing to the Top

David Wienir, Jodie Langel

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Stories from Small Museums

Toby Butler, Jake Watts, Fiona Candlin

4.0

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

The Imposteress Rabbit Breeder: Mary Toft and Eighteenth-Century England

Karen Harvey

4.0

informative reflective medium-paced

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A good academic examination of the Mary Toft case. Karen Harvey not only goes into detail about Toft’s life, but also the era she was living in, making it a well-rounded text

The Time Traveler's Wife

Audrey Niffenegger

3.25

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Diaghilev's Empire: How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World

Rupert Christiansen

3.75

informative reflective medium-paced

A Country Doctor's Notebook

Mikhail Bulgakov

4.25

funny reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The White Guard

Mikhail Bulgakov

4.25

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Come from Away: Welcome to the Rock: An Inside Look at the Hit Musical

Irene Sankoff, David Hein

4.0

emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

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A good coffee-table book with the libretto of the musical along with some cut songs. There are short intervals that detail the making of the musical and history behind it, with interviews from the creative team, the actors and the original people the characters were based on.

A great book for anyone who enjoys the musical. 

White Nights

Fyodor Dostoevsky

4.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes