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By: Review: The Cranes Dance, Meg Howrey | Reading the End

Review: The Cranes Dance, Meg Howrey | Reading the End — Fri, 01 May 2015 10:00:19 +0000

[…] are not, by and large, professional writers. This was the issue I had with Sophie Flack’s Bunheads a few years ago, and in the early parts of The Cranes Dance, I worried that it would suffer from […]

By: Trapunto

Trapunto — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:21:20 +0000

In reply to Jenny. I finally found it! It's called The Melting Season, by Celeste Conway.

By: Jeane

Jeane — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 03:21:00 +0000

I so do LOVE Thursday’s children. Have read it 3 or 4 times. And this one sounds not nearly as good. Too bad

By: Iris

Iris — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:59:02 +0000

Ah, I guess I won’t be on the lookout for this one 🙁

Btw, is this what the TV series is based on?

By: Beth Mitcham

Beth Mitcham — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:44:30 +0000

I had a slightly better impression of this, mainly because I didn’t find her relationship with the boy so annoying. He was about the only non-ballet friend she had, and I think she liked him more because of *that* than because of his maleness. I thought the rich guy who kept trying to seduce her actually helped her decide to leave even more — he kinda symbolized the emptiness of the life she was headed for. Guitarist guy was an example of the fun she was missing that she thought she’d like to have. I had no impression that she thought guitar guy was the love of her life, just a guy she’d like to have fun with but couldn’t because ballet is a full-life occupation.

So, I disagree that the message was “give up your dreams for your man” but I agree that the writing wasn’t awesome or subtle.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:26:41 +0000

In reply to Simcha Lazarus (@42SFF). I wish I had some good recommendations. You've read Megan Whalen Turner's ones already?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:26:24 +0000

In reply to Anastasia @ Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog. Aw, Ballet Shoes is wonderful. I mean, you can always reread Ballet Shoes instead. You'll never go wrong that way.

By: Simcha Lazarus (@42SFF)

Simcha Lazarus (@42SFF) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:20:39 +0000

Sorry the book wasn’t what you had hoped for.
I’ve been in a mood for a good YA but all the books I’ve tried, even those with glowing reviews, have been disappointing.

By: Stephanie @ Read in a Single Sitting

Stephanie @ Read in a Single Sitting — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:46:37 +0000

In reply to Jenny.

I’m clumsy and easily embarrassed as wel…which is why my husband got me into tango! 🙂

I was impressed by how candid she was, too–a very gutsy lady!

By: Anastasia @ Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog

Anastasia @ Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:29:31 +0000

…aw. 🙁 I was hoping this book would be amazing beyond all imagining, because I love ballet books ever since I first read Ballet Shoes. Oh well. 🙁