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parksandtea's review against another edition
5.0
Was expecting to be annoyed by the romance but it was used quite well to illustrate the same points as the rest of the book in a way that was really not preachy at all.
elisevpb's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
sennenrose's review
5.0
This was written especially for me. I’m so happy. When I got to the halfway point I was like well the romance sucks but I love the socialism and then Ellen was like hold my beer I’m going to give you romance AND socialism. A wonderful exploration of what it means to be in the fight. I totally understood why Joan was so seduced by Tony and his world, and then I felt it so strongly when she realised the shallowness of it, the limits of their solidarity. I loved the women of Carey’s Main, and their conversation about birth control. I loved Gerry - what a man! I loved that Joan’s love interests were from the same class but one took the cause seriously and the other didn’t, and that’s what it came down to. I have two complaints. The first was why did the boss perv over her at the start, to the extent that I thought he was going to be the love interest? And second, bit racist, but I guess in the way that any book written by a white woman in 1929 would be. Incredible read, exactly what I wanted it to be. I love you Red Ellen.
gudrun's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
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