Pamela L. Laskin
Autor(a) de Ronit & Jamil
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Ronit & Jamil 15 cópias
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- Obras
- 10
- Membros
- 120
- Popularidade
- #165,356
- Avaliação
- 2.8
- Resenhas
- 7
- ISBNs
- 15
Well I am sorry to say this was a very shallow book.
Verse novels can have a huge amount of depth, with dimensional characters, detailed settings, and engaging, intricately woven plots. This is why I was very disappointed with a book whose blurb promised so much. To me, taking R and J and transporting them to the modern day Israel-Palestine conflict would mean details about the conflict were actually part of the story telling. They were not. They were glossed over in favour of writing about two teens yearning for each others touch. Moreover, this story ended abruptly before the tragic events that really started Shakespeare's lovers on their doomed fates. Very disappointing.… (mais)