nicolebonia's review
3.0
Excerpt from Linus's Blanket -
3.5 stars.
Donnelly touches on a plethora of themes such as mental instability, drug use and abuse, death, and the collapse of a family, to name a few, and she does it in a completely organic way. I look forward to experiencing more of Donnelly’s richly detailed writing and characters in her other novels.
Linus's Blanket Review
3.5 stars.
Donnelly touches on a plethora of themes such as mental instability, drug use and abuse, death, and the collapse of a family, to name a few, and she does it in a completely organic way. I look forward to experiencing more of Donnelly’s richly detailed writing and characters in her other novels.
Linus's Blanket Review
andrea2428's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
freesien's review against another edition
3.0
Ich kam mit der Protagonistin Andi einfach nicht klar. Außerdem ist das Buch anders verlaufen, als ich gedacht hatte. Den Anfang mochte ich ja noch, aber der Rest war einfach nur komisch. Ich glaub, Jennifer Donnelly ist nicht meine Autorin.
kricketa's review
5.0
after the death of her younger brother, andi feels stranded. she's flunking out of her prestigious school in nyc because all she does is play her guitar. meanwhile, all her mother does is paint portraits of trueman. when andi's nobel prize winning scientist father finds out she hasn't started her senior thesis yet, he checks her mother into a mental hospital and takes andi to paris with him for three weeks. a family friend is converting his building into a museum of the french revolution, and he encourages andi to play a beautiful antique guitar. later, andi finds a diary hidden in the lining of the guitar case. it's written by alexandrine, a teenager thrown into the chaos of the revolution and desperately trying to save the life of the dauphin, louis XVII.
oh man, i loved this. it's a breathtaking piece of work. the way donnelly weaves the parallels between andi & alex is deft and becomes even more mindblowing the more i think about it. and i can't seem to stop thinking about it. i loved the ending too. it ends perfectly. oh so very extremely highly recommended.
oh man, i loved this. it's a breathtaking piece of work. the way donnelly weaves the parallels between andi & alex is deft and becomes even more mindblowing the more i think about it. and i can't seem to stop thinking about it. i loved the ending too. it ends perfectly. oh so very extremely highly recommended.
diamontique's review
3.0
Hmmm. I'm still not sure what to think of this book. It certainly didn't live up to my expectations, that I am certain. The characterization seemed a bit forced, and the romantic subplot could have easily been taken out. Why did it even need romance anyway? But I digress. The father also didn't seem realistic. I don't think the father was realistic either.
sandsing7's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Violence, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Sexual harassment
bookishnicole's review
4.0
This book was a little strange at some points, but as the story develops and you begin to feel for Andi and all her bad life choices, as well as getting a history of the French Revolution, it really brought light to a little known fact about the revolution (something a history major didn't even know and she studied the royal family). A great read!