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| Title | : | Revolution |
| Author | : | Jennifer Donnelly |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 472 pages |
| Published | : | (first published October 12th 2010) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Science Fiction. Time Travel |
Jennifer Donnelly
Paperback | Pages: 472 pages Rating: 4.02 | 26853 Users | 3953 Reviews
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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.
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| 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) |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 26853 Users | 3953 ReviewsCrit Out Of Books Revolution
I am not afraid of beatings or blood anymore. Im not afraid of guards or guillotines. There is only one thing I fear now - love. For I have seen it and I have felt it and I know that it is love, not death, that undoes us. Holy shit. What did I just read?Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly goes right up there with novels like I Am the Messenger, A Northern Light (also written by her), and Jellicoe Road. And trust me, I do not honor any book with as prestigious a rank as this. I really do not knowAndi Alpers, a troubled Brooklyn teen, is always one step away from the edge. The only thing keeping her going over is her love of music, but even that doesn't seem enough at times. Two years ago her younger brother, the glue keeping her family together, died. Now her mother, a talented French painter, is suffering from a psychotic break down, and her father, a workaholic scientist, refuses to acknowledge his old family while he lives a new life. Andi is content with flunking out of her
Originally reviewed on my blog, Books from Bleh to Basically Amazing.Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly is a vivid and captivating book filled with feeling. If you haven't yet read anything by Donnelly, I seriously think you are missing out, and I strongly recommend you fix that. Now.Revolution is the story of Andi, an intelligent, talented girl who should have her whole future ahead of her. She's always been smart, has done well in school and is a gifted musician- able to play guitar and write her
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 actually a very hard review for me to write. Or, more precisely it is actually very hard for me to make up my mind about this book. What I loved: - The French Revolution not as a political event that shaped nations and changed history, but as an event that shaped people, affected them personally and changed their lives. The French Revolution looked at from a different side, from the perspective of someone who was close to the king loyal, but not for political reasons. Alexandrines
Ugh, this book. Such a cool premise, such terrible execution. The main character was a raging bitch. A summary of this girl and her characteristics: whine whine whine, angst, whine, NO ONE UNDERSTAAAANDS MEEE!!1!, hipster music tastes, poor me I'm rich, my dad doesn't UNDERSTAND ME!!, I have a genius level IQ and go to a prestigious private school and have opportunities that most people would rip their fingernails off for and BOY DOES IT SUCK, "I almost killed myself because I couldn't cope with
I thought Jennifer Donnelly's debut YA novel A Northern Light was remarkable and well deserving of Printz Honor. I don't think Revolution is worthy of winning any major awards no matter how earnestly it tries to be original and important and how heavily it is promoted as the next big thing. I am just not sold on its merits, even though I understand my personal dislike of certain things in literature might be interfering with my assessment of the novel.I don't have any problems with Donnelly's
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