Historical fiction tends to be a little hit-or-miss with me, and murder is not one of my favorite plot devices. As such, I would not have read this book if a friend had not recommended it -- but I'm glad that I did.The thing that overcomes my ambivalence about historical fiction and my general disin...
The first line is already awful before you get to the end of it. No book that starts with such a stiff sentence can be great. Emma Donoghue thinks that telling us the characters are in the front room this early in the book means something. It’s not. It’s just another extra word, like a lot of words ...
Frog Music Emma Donoghue, 2014 During the summer of 1876, San Francisco is experiencing a record-breaking heatwave, as well as an epidemic of smallpox. French burlesque dancer and high-class prostitute, Blanche Beunon is minding her own business when she is run into by a young woman - dressed li...
I love Khristine Hvam. I listened to this on audio book and immediately recognized the voice but couldn't quite place it, then quickly made the connection to Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Khristine Hvam has such talent as a reader. As for this book, it was good. The characters were interesting and t...
Based on a true story, Frog Music is ostensibly about solving the murder of Jenny, a woman who was independent at a time when that was really, really threatening. But it is actually the story of Blanche, a French immigrant who isn't independent for most of the book. Too bad. Because although Jenny i...
Somewhere between Blanche having sex with various men (and maybe women) and Blanche whining about wanting to have sex with various men (and maybe women), there was a murder. On top of all the sex and the murder, there was the worst book I have read all year. This book is suppose to be some kind of e...
Truth is stranger than fiction—at least, it contains the seeds of something stranger than fiction. As I read Emma Donoghue's stunning Frog Music, I was enjoying it because it was a well-crafted work of mystery and historical fiction. I had no idea that the story was based on real people and history ...
In 1876 San Francisco was in the middle of a heat wave, it was illegal for women to wear trousers, questionable dance halls were tolerated, inconvenient babies were sent to “farms” to be cared for, frog legs were on every bar menu, smallpox raged and literally quite by accident, Blanche Beunon and J...
When I heard that Emma Donoghue had written a new book, I really wanted to get my hands on a copy, especially since I had really enjoyed Room a number of years ago. The thing with the book was that I had a bit of difficulty figuring out where the book was during the time span of the book, as it see...
I had a hard time with what star I should rate this. I enjoy that Donoghue is not afraid to shy away from tough topics: child abuse, prostitution, sexual assault, murder, etc. I love the voice actor for the audio. Defitely recommend you read as an audio book. She actually sings the songs and her var...
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