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Excellent idea, poorly executed, Juil 3 2004
-- On the surface, few tales could be more appealing than this one, which was loosely based on an English town which quarantined itself rather than take a chance on spreading the plague to nearby villages. The heroine, Anna Frith, is an appealing and dauntless character (although the story is told completely from her point of view, with little understanding of the conflicting motives of any other characters). The author generally writes well and the story moves with the intensity that you would expect from the plot's appeal.
-- Nevertheless, the ending of the story seems so badly botched and becomes so unbelievable that the tale's credibility simply falls apart. For one thing, a villainous upper-class family handsomely pays Anna to run off with one of their newly-born illegitimate children, which is about the least-likely scenario possible. The town's previously-heroic minister is found to carry a rather unbelievable secret which has little to do with the story. Finally, life in an Islamic harem (to which the heroine escapes) is portrayed as the answer to nearly every woman's dreams, when the reality was probably quite different.
-- In short, if you read this one, skip the ending. You'll save time and you'll have a much better read.
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Year of Wonders, Fév 10 2004
The novel, Year of Wonders, takes place in a town in England which is overrun by the Bubonic Plague. The main character Anna loses her husband to a mining accident early in the story, her two children also die early in the story. During this time, Anna devotes herself to helping the villagers overcome their illness. Overall, the mood of the novel is sad and depressing. So many people are lost to the Bubonic Plague, and it is hard to imagine what Anna had to go through. I think that this book was a good read even though it was sad. It was an entertaining story with a good plot and interesting dialogue.
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Year Of Wonders Review, Fév 10 2004
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Year of Wonders is a book I read for free reading in English class. I was excited to read it, but was not impressed with the story once I began. I felt like it was too sad to comprehend. All the pain and sorrow these characters went though, it was so intense, it's hard to capture it. The main character, Anna, has a life-changing event that ends in a very unexpected way. I feel that she is overwhelmed with pain from losing her family, then randomly changes her life around. This book is definitely interesting, and I would recommend it to anybody patient and emotional enough to feel the characters' pain.
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Year of Wonders-review, Fév 10 2004
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The time period in which this novel takes place is not one that in general is an "easy read." Year of Wonders takes place during the Black Plague. The main character of this novel, Anna, goes through many struggles throughout the plot of the story. The changes she goes through throughout her life are phenomenal. The author, Geraldine Brooks describes the struggles Anna and a whole town must go through to survive during the plague. This novel expresses the struggles of a whole town and the differences they all must go through more than any other novel I have read. This novel is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the struggles of people living through the time period of the Black Plague.
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Year of Wonders Makes the Plague Year of 1666 Come Alive!, Janv. 16 2004
Geraldine Brooks is a Wall Street journalists who has covered the world in her internationial beat. In this engaging work (her first fictional outing) she does a splendid job of delineating life in a Derbyshire village during the Great Plague of 1666.
Brooks chooses to tell the grim story through the eyes of Anna a widow woman who loses her two young sons to the ravages of the bubonic plage. The village in which she lives )based on a true English village of the time) is led by a pastor who urges the people to remain in the town rather than carry the plague to surrounding villages and cities.
Anna tells of her ministering to the dying and even delivers a baby. Along the way we see witchcraft accusations leading to a terrible murder of two innocent women by a rabble mad with fear.
Anna is close to the clergy couple who aid the dying. Anna's
father is a horrible drunk and child abuser who even attempts to bury a live man in order to collect the burial fee!
Without revealing more of this wonderful story the reader should know that this novel is beautifully written in a style
focusing on the sheer wonder of living life day to day. The flowers and food, music and myths, religious zeal and tragic days of England in the year of plague come vividly alive before the reader's eye.
Daniel Defoe chronicled the Year of the Plague but his work dealt with life in London during the horror. Brooks who has done her research takes us to a bucolic village which serves as a microcosm of the human soul during criis. In our day of post 9-11 the novel teaches us how in times of crisis ordinary human beings can act angel and also bestial.
Well done for a rookie novelist. This is a book which will linger in the mind months after it is collecting dust on the shelf. I enjoyed it!
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Interesting, until the end., Oct. 21 2003
It took me a while to read this little book. It was depressing and dark. A year filled with many, many losses and hardships. Knowing that a village really did quaranteen themselves to help their fellow man helped me enjoy much of this novel. However, the "tie it all together happy ending" didn't do the rest of the story justice.
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Last impressions...., Juil 16 2003
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This is an elegantly written novel based on a beautiful and remarkable true story. The characters are captivating and the narrative is intellectually rich.I just wish that the ending were not so badly botched. The book has so much to say that is brilliantly conveyed. It was sad to see the novel falling apart as it approached the final pages. Reading the far-fetched "Epilogue" almost ruined everything: my last impression is that the author a.) didn't know how to stop, and b.) wanted to make some additional socio-political point that was simply not supported by either the history or the fictional story-line.
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Great historical research, but little payoff, Juil 1 2003
"Year of Wonders" tells the story of Anna, an 18 year old mother-of-two, who lives to witness a horrible period in England's history: the Plague. In the period of one year, she watches as her friends, neighbors and family succumb to this horrible disease. The novel is as much about the Plague as it is about the struggle of mankind to survive in the face of such overwhelming horror.I'm extremely fascinated by the plague, so I found the subject matter of the book captivating. I also thought the historical research was impeccable. The way Brooks described life in a small village in the 17th century was enchanting. The characterization was good, for the most part, as well. I also really liked the ending. However, I disliked the writing style. It was flowery, poetic, lyrical, but too much so. I found that reading "Year of Wonders" took a lot of my concentration, and I found myself easily bored by the flowery descriptions. I also had a hard time keeping track of all the villagers. There were so many names mentioned in passing, and when they were brought up again chapters later, it was hard to remember who the person was, and why they were important. Unfortunately, I also didn't like any of the characters very much. I was unable to relate to Anna. She seemed too modern at times, while other times she would cower in fear at the slightest threat. For a "strong" heroine, her character traits were surprising and unrealistic. Elinor seemed like the incarnation of a saint. She was utterly perfect, and once again, unrealistic. Mr. Mompellion rubbed me the wrong way from the start, and it became increasingly clear to me that I didn't like him at all as the book drew to a close. At least his actions and dark side are explained. If you're looking for a light-hearted novel, this isn't it. I would recommend it only for those who enjoy flowery descriptions and poetic language, and are drawn to the subject of the plague.
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Scary to think it was based on a true story..., Mai 31 2003
Anna lives in a village in England with her two young boys, quite peacefully. She even takes in a young tailor from England. However, when he dies mysteriously, not much is thought about it at first. Not until more and more begin falling sick, and the villagers realize what is among them- The Plague. Along with the priest's help, the villagers decide they must close themselves off from the rest of the world, in order to stop the Plague from spreading. The choices people make and the way people act when they no longer they have anywhere to turn is downright shocking, and extremely interesting too. My only problems with this book is that sometimes I felt Anna was too "modern" for her times, like she was telling the story in the modern day. I also did not find the ending very believable either. That said, I still think it is a book that shows you what it would have been like to be thrust into what seems like a horribly hopeless situation.
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started off well, but lost its impetus, Mai 30 2003
Yes, I agree with the other reviewers that Brook's style IS gorgeous, and lyrical. And I do hope that she writes other fiction, because I think she has a lot to offer. But I got bored with this story, and I'm not sure why. Maybe the plot was a little too sloppy, or the story iself just took too long to unfold. Her descriptions of the 17th-century plague that is carried from London to a small Derbyshire village by an itinerant tailor are indeed horrific in their details. As villagers begin, one by one, to die, the rest face a choice: do they flee their village in hope of outrunning the plague or do they stay? The lord of the manor and his family pack up and leave. The rector, Michael Mompellion, argues forcefully that the villagers should stay put, isolate themselves from neighboring towns and villages, and prevent the contagion from spreading. All this is seen through the eyes of the liberal minded narrator Anna Frith, and what a complex character she is. I can see why people loved this book, unfortunately, I didn't love it enough to give it a five star recommendation. Michael
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