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| Title | : | Dreamland Social Club |
| Author | : | Tara Altebrando |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 389 pages |
| Published | : | May 12th 2011 by Dutton Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Romance. Teen |
Tara Altebrando
Hardcover | Pages: 389 pages Rating: 3.71 | 870 Users | 170 Reviews
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Jane has traveled the world with her father and brother, but it's not until her fractured family-still silently suffering from the loss of Jane's mother many years before-inherits a house and a history in Coney Island that she finally begins to find a home. With the help of a new community of friends, a mermaid's secrets, and a tattooed love interest with traffic-stopping good looks, the once plain Jane begins to blossom and gains the courage to explore the secrets of her mother's past.Colorful characters, beautiful writing, and a vibrant, embattled beachfront backdrop make this the perfect summer read for anyone who has ever tried to find true love or a place to call home.
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| ISBN: | 0525423257 (ISBN13: 9780525423256) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Coney Island, New York(United States) Brooklyn, New York City, New York(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.71 From 870 Users | 170 ReviewsColumn Of Books Dreamland Social Club
Jane and their brother have inherited a house on Coney Island from the grandparents they have never met. They have never really stayed in one place to long. Their fathers job and mother's free spirit took them around the globe. Now with their father unemployed and their mother dead, they take the opportunity to visit their mother's home. Jane is obsessed with finding out more about her mother's childhood. Her brother couldn't care less, he is busy living here like he's lived everywhere. JaneWhile somewhat predictable, it was also endearing. Loved the way Coney was its own character, loved that there was a mystery, some comedy, and costumes.
Dreamland Social Club built my hopes up higher than the peak of an old Coney Island roller coaster with its promise of an interesting setting, a unique cast of characters, a mystery plot line about a girl unraveling secrets of the past, and controversy about Coney's political future. Even the cover signified a quirky, utterly charming story full of wanderlust-inspiring details and cryptic clues. However, the anticipation was the highest point of my relationship with this book and reading it was
This book was ok, I suppose. I let liked the characters and the concept. But it was entirely too long for what it was and a good third could have been cut out and made the book better. My main beef was the book should have been written in first person. In third, the whole thing felt detached and impersonal. Kind of cold. A first person narrative would have made the difference between an awesome story and just a meh one.
It's just one person's opinion; but I honestly think the author could have condensed this book down by cutting at least 100 pages, and still would have told the same story. It moved at a very slow pace, and there wasn't a great deal happening despite being over 300 pages long. It just didn't pull me in like a good story should.
I think that the fact that I grew up in a circus town has influenced my love for this book. I've had a fascination from a young age with the circus/carnival golden age in the US, and the public's obsession with the unusual and the exotic that fed this unique entertainment industry. Altebrando perfectly captures the nostalgia, wonder, and protectiveness that I feel towards the circus, but in this case she is writing about Coney Island, which was fun and enlightening for me. Luna Jane (known as
Review originally posted on Rather Be Reading Blog:During my junior year in college, I took a New York City history class. I dont remember covering Coney Island, but I did do my end-of-semester report on young adult novels set in NYC, focusing on how the city was depicted through the eyes of a child. (Needless to say, I had no idea that 7 years later, I would be reading and reviewing these same kind of books regularly.) I wish that Dreamland Social Club could have been part of that assignment.
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