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| Title | : | Song of the Slums |
| Author | : | Richard Harland |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 372 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2013 by Allen & Unwin |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Steampunk. Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Romance. Music |
Richard Harland
Paperback | Pages: 372 pages Rating: 3.7 | 284 Users | 49 Reviews
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Seventeen-year-old Astor thinks she is about the wed the handsome plutocrat Lorrain Swale. But, to her horror, her mother and step-father abandon her, and she finds herself a lowly governess in the Swale household. Treated with contempt by the whole family, Astor is determined to escape. Help arrives unexpectedly in the form of the laconic and mysterious Verrol. Together they plunge into the slums of Brummingham and find themselves in a street band, making wild music - a new kind of music that's set t take the world by storm. But the Swale brothers haven't finished with them yet.
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| Original Title: | Song of the Slums |
| ISBN: | 1743310056 (ISBN13: 9781743310052) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.7 From 284 Users | 49 ReviewsCrit Regarding Books Song of the Slums
Set back in the 19th century in England, a young woman named Astor finds herself going from 'riches' to 'rags'. Plenty of action, plot twists and rock music feature in the story. The genre is known as 'gaslight fantasy' and readers looking for adventure and romance won't be disappointed.I enjoyed Song of the Slums so much more than I expected to.It's a beautiful book about music. Music and how it can change a person. How it allows people to view things in a different light. How it can bring people together.Astor, the main character, is a horrible girl. She's vain and self-entitled and selfish. She's petty and expects people to fall at her feet. Despite this, she's actually quite likable. Her vanity and expectations of others come across as humorous and it certainly helps that
This was probably more like 2.5 stars for me. I loved the first section - I mean, how can you not love a steampunk-y YA story in which the female protagonist thinks she's en route to get engaged to one of the most eligible bachelors in the land only to discover that her stepfather has actually contracted her to be governess to his niece and nephews?! - but then so much of the middle of the book was caught up in forming a band and musical stuff that I didn't really care about. I loved the world
Such a sense of an alternative world, Verrol and Astor create a lively tale set in slums and smog with hardship and struggle all around them. It has a real Dickensian charm with characters such as tough good hearted Granny, the evil Swales and Marshal Dorrin an obnoxious stepfather. A musical band the Rowdies that becomes the symbol of their struggle against the society they live in and the ominous characters who control their world. A rollicking read that ends with the end of the book! yes no
I think this book is fantastic! Its holds the title of my favourite book. Ever. Although Astor is annoying as hell the other main character, Verrol, is easily likeable and I have to admit, I have a small crush on him. Richard Harland uses many descriptive words the enhance the setting and emotion in the story. For example: How pissed Astor is when she finds out she isn't marrying one of the Swale brothers. She refuses to talk to anyone, even the charming Verrol. I actually met Richard at my
Loved it! Some excellent teen steampunk - "gaslight fantasy" as the blurb says is an apt description! Astor and Verrol's journey into a punk rock underworld of cog turning guitars and a new industrialised London in the 1800s is a delightful read. Well written and good characters. I love the idea that this alternate world existed!
Having read Harland's World Shaker (W), I preferred Song of the Slums (SotS) and wonder if there's not a movie in the making? Whilst I loved the all Victoriana characters with clever & amusing dialogue in W, I feel this feature together with the elaborate descriptions of the steam punk world and complicated plot impeded it's appeal to a younger audience. In contrast SotS moves at a cracking pace with this 'gaslight' fantasy world well illuminated. The plight of the two main characters Verrol
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