{"id":45,"date":"2011-06-15T03:52:37","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T03:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swoontini.com\/?p=45"},"modified":"2011-06-15T03:52:37","modified_gmt":"2011-06-15T03:52:37","slug":"revolution-by-jennifer-donnelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christinalaurenbooks.com\/Clo2\/2011\/06\/revolution-by-jennifer-donnelly\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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REVOLUTION by Jennifer Donnelly<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon says:<\/strong> Revolution, Jennifer Donnelly’s remarkable new novel, weaves together the lives of Andi Alpers, a depressed modern-day teenager, and Alexandrine Paradis, a brave young woman caught up in the French Revolution. While in Paris with her estranged father, a Nobel geneticist hired to match the DNA of a heart said to belong to the last dauphin of France, Andi discovers a diary hidden within a guitar case–and so begins the story of Alexandrine, who herself had close ties to the dauphin. Redemption and the will to change are powerful themes of the novel, and music is ever present–Andi and Alex have a passion for the guitar, and the playlist running through Revolution is a who’s who of classic and contemporary influences. Danger, intrigue, music, and impeccably researched history fill the pages of Revolution, as both young women learn that, “it is love, not death, that undoes us.”–Seira Wilson
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Lo says:<\/strong> So, let\u2019s get it out of the way up front: I had this book for a while and didn\u2019t read it because the summary didn\u2019t grab me. It sounded like something I wasn\u2019t sure could be done well. Time shifts in books are often clunky, disorienting, or so overdone you feel like you\u2019ve been clobbered when you finish the book. The other reason I didn\u2019t read it? History as a rule scares me. I\u2019m a scientist, I work by rules and structure and history is so easily remade with each iteration.<\/p>\n

But, in sort of a perfect way, that\u2019s the point. \u00a0Leiah,<\/a> a reviewer for WhatchYAreading<\/a> told me I\u2019d better get my Revolution on because this was one of her favorite books of 2010.<\/p>\n

And let me tell you, she was right. Talk about Badass Chick, Andi is about as badass as you can get. Independent. salty, broken, but stronger than she thinks. She\u2019s failing out of school, and the only thing that matters to her is her music, her mother, and her dead brother.<\/p>\n

After the first chapter – which I found to be a little confusing and the voice a little off – the book just launches. It\u2019s beautiful and rich and there are few things more satisfying than seeing a character like Andi start to take responsibility in the ways she should. The story is so complex but it never lets go of its reader\u2019s hand. I never felt the need to reread a few pages to catch up or confirm, and the time shifts were seamlessly handled.<\/p>\n

When I finished, I was haunted by the story. It\u2019s triumphant and heartbreaking and if you\u2019ve read it, you\u2019ll know what I mean. I googled French Revolution with the fiercely-typing fingers of a woman on a mission and found out so much of the heart-twisting history is TRUE and also beautiful and tragic. The history of music and the history of war so seamlessly entwined, truly, this book is simply beautiful.<\/p>\n

Take a look.<\/p>\n

I give it:
\nBadass Chick<\/em>
\nStraight to the favorites pile<\/em><\/p>\n

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