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Juliet's Nurse by Lois Leveen

Juliet's Nurse

by Lois Leveen

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  • Sep 2014, 384 pages
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  • Doris K. (Angora, MN)
    Juliet's Nurse
    This book is based on an interesting concept, bringing characters from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet into a more in depth story. I didn't think the people were developed in enough depth to captivate the reader.
    Historical fiction is the area I read often and I did learn more about the ways people lived in the 1300's.
    The strength of the Catholic Church is evident throughout the story not always in a positive form.
    Because this was a difficult time for many people the whole book was very depressing and not enjoyable to read.
    However, book clubs would find many areas of discussion : the choices made by the ruling people, the priest and the poor would make a great discussion. Overall I can't give this more than a 3 star rating.
  • Sue J. (Wauwatosa, WI)
    Juliet's Nurse
    This is a novel with a new twist on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet that is told from the perspective of Juliet's wet-nurse. It had a good beginning, but then the story became bogged down and I started skimming pages. The ending turned into a page turner with a lot of action in the last couple of chapters. If they had a half star rating, I would of rated this a 3 1/2.
  • Maggie S. (Durango, CO)
    Juliet's Nurse
    Lois Laveen's novel "Juliet's Nurse" had an intriguing premise. What came before the fateful day Juliet met her Romeo? Unfortunately I had difficult time staying with the story. It seemed to go on and on without anything happening. I did not like Angelica, the nurse, who's story this was really about. That was a disappointment for me. She was a bit too coarse, in my opinion and she had very little depth. I really wished there would have been much more development of all of the characters and plot line, because I thought the idea for this novel was worth it.

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