Review by chaptersofchase - By Any Other Name

A review by chaptersofchase
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

FIVE 🌸 STARS

Thank you, Random House and PRH Audio, for the gifted copy of By Any Other Name {partner}

Genre: Historical Fiction

Format: 🎧📖

Pub Date: 8.20.2024

Pages: 528

Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆

"There was such magic in language. It could bring you to tears, pull you to the edge of your seat, make you sigh with relief."

Time after time, Jodi Picot reminds me why she is my auto-buy author. Her eye for detail and ability to craft the perfect novel amaze me. With every new book she writes, I'm left speechless by her talent.

By Any Other Name is the first historical fiction novel I've read by Picoult, and I marveled at the way she brought her characters to life. Typically, I find myself gravitating toward the more modern character in this genre, but with BAON, I couldn't get enough of Emilia Bassano. I was full of many emotions while reading her story — love, compassion, outrage, heartache. And yet, I still wasn't ready for her story to end. But it did, and boy, did I cry at the end.

It was an incredible life to have lived, and it made me think about all the incredible women who have come before us but have been forced to stand in the shadows because, after all," history," she said, is written by those in power.

Also, I highly recommend reading the author's note at the end. I was completely blown away by the research Picoult put into this book, which really awakened my interest in the theories surrounding Shakespeare's history as a playwright.

Audiobook Review: ☆☆☆☆☆

By Any Other Name was narrated by Billie Fulford (Northwoods, Babel) and Laura Benanti (House of Glass, Drowning), plus an entire cast for the scenes involving the play. The narration was perfect, and I found myself completely lost in their voices as I followed the story.

Read if you enjoy:

🤔 Stories that make you think

✌🏼 Dual timeline & narration

🎭 Theater history

I recommend reading By Any Other Name if you enjoy learning about the women behind the men in history.

A review by chaptersofchase By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

A review by chaptersofchase
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult