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A review by isabellarobinson7
White Rose by Kip Wilson
3.0
Rating: 3 stars
The story of White Rose itself is utterly remarkable when you remember it is completely true! Each aspect, from the romance to the drama feels like it is pulled straight from an author's imagination, not from real events. However, I don't think the way White Rose was told was the best way to convey the story. The various poems were good and all, but it felt like only a glimpse into the story, before moving on to something else. That being said, the writing style does make the book available to and appeal to a wider range of people, so more people learn about the story of White Rose and the historical events.
As well as this, I don't like reading historical fiction particularly from a first person perspective. I'm not sure what it is (and it is possible for me to like a historical fiction book told from first person, like Ruta Sepetys' Salt to the Sea) but I never feel like the retelling feels as real when it's told that way. Not sure why, just know that I do.
All that being said, Kip Wilson did do an amazing job with the poems in White Rose, and her language was really appropriate to the poem format and first person perspective.
The story of White Rose itself is utterly remarkable when you remember it is completely true! Each aspect, from the romance to the drama feels like it is pulled straight from an author's imagination, not from real events. However, I don't think the way White Rose was told was the best way to convey the story. The various poems were good and all, but it felt like only a glimpse into the story, before moving on to something else. That being said, the writing style does make the book available to and appeal to a wider range of people, so more people learn about the story of White Rose and the historical events.
As well as this, I don't like reading historical fiction particularly from a first person perspective. I'm not sure what it is (and it is possible for me to like a historical fiction book told from first person, like Ruta Sepetys' Salt to the Sea) but I never feel like the retelling feels as real when it's told that way. Not sure why, just know that I do.
All that being said, Kip Wilson did do an amazing job with the poems in White Rose, and her language was really appropriate to the poem format and first person perspective.