Jennifer Donnelly
Paperback | Pages: 472 pages Rating: 4.02 | 26853 Users | 3953 Reviews
Details Books During Revolution
| Original Title: | Revolution |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Andi Alpers, Alexandrine Paradis |
| Setting: | Brooklyn, New York City, New York(United States) Paris(France) |
| Literary Awards: | Odyssey Award Nominee (2011), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2012), Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award for Honor book (2011), Indies Choice Book Award for Young Adult (2011), California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Young Adult (2014) NAIBA Book of the Year for Young Adults (2011), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2010), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2012), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2013) |
Interpretation Conducive To Books Revolution
BROOKLYN: Andi Alpers is on the edge. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. Rage and grief are destroying her. And she’s about to be expelled from Brooklyn Heights’ most prestigious private school when her father intervenes. Now Andi must accompany him to Paris for winter break.PARIS: Alexandrine Paradis lived over two centuries ago. She dreamed of making her mark on the Paris stage, but a fateful encounter with a doomed prince of France cast her in a tragic role she didn’t want—and couldn’t escape.
Two girls, two centuries apart. One never knowing the other. But when Andi finds Alexandrine’s diary, she recognizes something in her words and is moved to the point of obsession. There’s comfort and distraction for Andi in the journal’s antique pages—until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs of Paris, Alexandrine’s words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes suddenly, terrifyingly present.
Describe Of Books Revolution
| Title | : | Revolution |
| Author | : | Jennifer Donnelly |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 472 pages |
| Published | : | (first published October 12th 2010) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Science Fiction. Time Travel |
Rating Of Books Revolution
Ratings: 4.02 From 26853 Users | 3953 ReviewsCritique Of Books Revolution
Revolution is an incredible story of a troubled girl and how she copes with her dysfunctional family as well as a much deeper history. Absolutely amazing and definitely worth reading.Original post at One More PageI read and loved Jennifer Donnelly's A Northern Light earlier this year, and I looked forward to reading her second (?) YA novel, Revolution after I got a taste of her writing prowess. There were only two things that stopped me from reading it: (1) I still shy away from historicals and (2) the book looked so daunting with its size and length. I didn't think I would be able to read it for Required Reading last month as I'm jet-setting all around, but I'm
This is a hard one to review. There were parts of Revolution that I liked and there were parts I had a hard time looking past. I was hoping it would end better so I could sneak out a higher rating, but it didnt. First off, lets start on the positive side; Jennifer Donnelleys writing style was enjoyable to read. I liked her ability to take 2 different stories, -one from present day and one from the 18th century French revolution- and blend them together seamlessly and keep the flow and the
This book is staggeringly good. It is literary and lyrical like "A Northern Light," but edgier. I think Donnelly takes more risks here: in characterization (Andi is a handful, to say the least), subject matter (the horrors of the French Revolution are at times excruciating to read) and structure (contemporary and historical plot lines are mashed together -- which, of course, is the point: the world goes on stupid and brutal, just like it always has). What I'm most struck by is how nuanced and
Before I say anything else, let me get this out of the way: Jennifer Donnelly, dont read this.I know that she might be, because even though authors often say they do not read their reviews, I am an author and have secret knowledge of author-behavior and know that this means that they often do. This is not a bad review, but I dont want Jennifer Donnelly to read it because I want one day for us to sit together at a conference and be best friends and talk about dead people, prose, and minor chords.
This is the sort of book that makes me go "WOW!" In fact Revolution is one of the 2 books this year, that left me speechless.Being a book lover , I have liked some books, loved some of them. Every now and then comes along a book that makes me realize why I love reading so much. Revolution , for me , is that sort of a book.Revolution is about two young girls, living two centuries apart - Andi and Alexandrine.Andi is a high school senior at a super exclusive school. On the surface she has a
Made it to page 200. And... that's it. The story is *just* starting to get fascinating, but unfortunately I cannot see myself enjoying this enough to keep wading through it. The beginning was incredibly slow, and far too suicidal-emo (without stirring any compassion in me) for me to connect to our depressive narrator. I also found it text book style info-dumpy in parts (regarding music and the French history). This did not help me feel transported into the story. The French revolution-y part of
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