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Maria is the younger daughter of an esteemed family on the island of Murano, the traditional home for Venetian glassmakers. Though she longs to be a glassblower herself, glassblowing is not for daughters—that is her brother's work. Maria has only one duty to perform for her family: before her father died, he insisted that she be married into the nobility, even though her older sister, Giovanna, should rightfully have that role. Not only is Giovanna older, she's prettier, more graceful, and everyone loves her.
Maria would like nothing more than to allow her beautiful sister, who is far more able and willing to attract a noble husband, to take over this role for her. But they cannot circumvent their father's wishes. And when a new young glassblower arrives to help the family business and Maria finds herself drawn to him, the web of conflicting emotions grows even more tangled. |
Foreign Customer Review / 国外客户评价: |
| I didn't realize at first that Sisters of Glass was a novel written in verse. Some might find this a point against its favor, but for me, it was a point for it. I've never been a fan of poetry- I respect it as an art form, of course, but my tastes don't tend toward it in reading or writing. Instead, I thought it read as smooth, but simplistic prose.
I was taken in by Luca and his attitude toward Maria. He didn't treat her as delicately as the rest of the family and considering how trapped she feels, I don't blame her for falling for him.
It's certainly an easy and quick read, and I felt swept along by the prettiness of it all. Venice, glassblowing, art, lovely singing... it's easy to fall into if you're a romantic as I am.
My largest problems with the novel were that I felt Maria's sister Giovanna or "Vanna" to have the wildest behavioral shifts. She went from loving to sneering and back to loving without any explanation. I didn't feel like I could trust her when she was suddenly nice again.
My other major problem was that everything at the end was tied up very conveniently and with very little fuss. It felt totally unrealistic and I didn't buy it. No one's feelings got hurt and it was just... too easy.
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