![]() ![]() ![]() The book opens with two lines that are profound, insouciant, and hint of a musical theme to come: "Those who can, do. ![]() Other complaints included too quick of dénouement (I agree) and the absurdity of Andi's "unnecessary" flashback/journey to the 18th century (it was far-fetched, but it also made me feel more connected to the 18th century supporting characters). We read about Alexandrine's life through her diary, but someone pointed out that the amount of detail included in the diary is extremely unrealistic given the amount of paper available at the time-I agree with that, although I wouldn't have come up with it on my own. ![]() While I was reading it, the French Revolution parts seemed fairly realistic: The little bit of history I knew about that time period suggested no inconstancies, but after reading several online reviews which complain about various unfeasible aspects, I became slightly annoyed with the author. I liked, but didn't love, the historical flashbacks-while they were well-designed and well blended into the modern part of the story, they just weren't as captivating as Andi's story. I started reading this book the day after Christmas and finished it the day after Christmas.įirst let me say that I loved it! Having established that, moving on to a few of the things I didn't like: The narrative is split between Andi, a teenage girl living in modern New York (although for most of the story she's in Paris), and Alexandrine, a young girl trying to survive during the French Revolution in Paris. ![]()
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