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Bronte Sisters (2012)

by Catherine Reef(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1299901859 (ISBN13: 9781299901858)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Clarion Books

review 1: This is around the fifth biography I've checked out on a Bronte but only the first that I have finished. I have the massive tome by Juliet Barker but I was overwhelmed when I opened it. I've started and put down several more. I felt I needed something light to introduce me fully to the sisters. Currently I've only read one book from Charlotte but it really made an impression on me. I've started both Shirley and Vilette but I haven't finished them yet. The same goes for Anne's Agnes Grey. But reading this I felt like I got a good overview of them. And I reacted to it. Near the end with the family tragedies. I really felt upset. I don't know what it was about this particular book but yeah. I knew how they all died of course but I didn't really feel it until I read this. I th... moreink this a good introduction to the family and it's easy to read. Four stars.
review 2: Um, a YA book about the lives of the Brontë sisters?! Unbelievable. But it doesn't just cover the personal travails of these three geniuses and their alcoholic brother -- you also get a grim picture of Yorkshire life, a sampling of the literary scene at the time, and even an overview of the social ramifications of the Industrial Revolution in Victorian England. For teens! I love that this exists. less

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