Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn. Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions. White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups. This is Manhattan, 1899.Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appears. When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone—from the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes, to the debonair bachelor Henry Schoonmaker, to the spiteful maid Lina Broud—threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future.
With the fate of the Hollands resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family duty and true love. But when her carriage overturns near the East River, the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is swallowed by the rough current. As all of New York grieves, some begin to wonder whether life at the top proved too much for this ethereal beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most celebrated daughter disappear...
In a world of luxury and deception, where appearance matters above everything and breaking the social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever, five teenagers lead dangerously scandalous lives. This thrilling trip to the age of innocence is anything but innocent.
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12 comments:
1. I choose this book because I like historical fictions. Also, because it kind of sounds like a gossip girl book from the early 1900s. Reading the back of this book, made me want to know all about the scandals these well mannered, well off girls were having.
2. It’s hard to relate to the characters in this book because they are from another time period. They have to listen to rules and have to be who their parents want them to be. I like the character Diana because she is the only one who is real in the book. Rather then hiding herself she is more outspoken then the rest of them. The character Elizabeth has to hide herself. I think we all hide ourselves to some extent, but having to be a whole different to everyone is too extreme.
3. I think this book is worthy being on the Abe list, but I don’t think it changed me in anyway. It was more a book for entertainments purposes. I think books on the Abe list should be eye opening. It did give me a look on how the wealthy lived in the early 1900s, but it didn’t make me think.
4. I liked the book because it was a short read and it kept my attention. It was a page turner and didn’t take too much thought. I could easily read for an hour, forgetting about everything.
Kimberly Niccolai
Saunders/Dunlavy
I chose to read this book because I like historical fiction, it's really interesting to me. But it's not boring like regular history, it has a story to it. I also really liked the cover and it sounded like an interesting read. So far, I have really enjoyed what I have read.
1. I decided to read The Luxe because I am a big fan of the AList series. This book sounded like it would relate alot to those books. It is also interesting to see how girls were supposed to act during that time period. I love learning about early American history and although this book is not factual it still is exciting to read.
I chose to read this book because it has been recommended to me many times before, and I have also heard that it is a very quick read and written very well. When I read the summery on the back of the book, I was immediately intrigued by the plot, and how it takes place during the early 1900s.
I chose this book because the plot seemed like a typical teenage fiction book. It sounded more interesting than the usual teenage fiction bok such as, "Gossip Girl" or "It girl". This story plot is taken place in another century and time, so it was more appealing to me. I wanted to know what teen life was like in the 19th century.
2. Diana is the character that Ican relate to the most. She is the youngest daughter of the Hoolland family. Unlike her sister, she craves independence,adventure, and romance. She is not your typical "Vicotorian Ideal" woman. Diana is outspoken and headstrong. Similiar to Diana, I can't stand being a conformist and following tedioius rules for the rest of my life. I also like to express my opinion when things are not morally rights. I always look forward to new experiences that can lead me to exiting adventures just like Diana. In addition, I'm also the youngest daughter in my family. Like Diana, I aknowledge my differential personality from myself and my sister. Both Diana and I recognize our differences from our older sisters and learn to love ourselves for who we are. We learn not to follow the crowd and display ourselves of who we truly are in society.
3.I belive this book will be read by many teen girls. But I don't think this book deserves to be on the ABe's list this year. I believe this book got mainly chosen to be on the ABE list through popularity. There is no doubt that this book is entertaining, but it didn't have depth into it. Although ABE books are ment to be chosen by students, I strongly belive students should choose books thatt are rich in quality. I didn't find specific meaning or a main point in this book. It was just another typical "girldrama" book to me.
2. I cannot relate to any of the characters in this book because I have not gone through anything that is similar to what the characters go through. I've been trying to relate my life to Elizabeth and Diana and I have nothing in common with them. Diana seems to have a rough relationship with her sister and I have that type of relationship with my brother. Although we are not struggling between a man that we both love, we have our differences. I think that would be the only character that I can relate to.
2) Reading through the book, I find it a hard thing to relate myself to the characters into the books because their parents have a lot of control over their lives and tell the what to. Plus they are very well known to a ton of people, and they have to act a certain way. However, the person in the book who is most relatable to me would probably have to be Diana because she is my age and she is trying to break free from the life that she lives, trying to become more of a "normal person."
1) I had originally been drawn to the book when it was compared to the gossip girl series; I am a big fan of that time period so I thought that it was a great combination. The book offers information regarding that time and how women were expected to act at very young ages but still includes scandalous behaviors of manhattans elite during the time. I found the book to be generally interesting from the start and found that I enjoyed reading it.
2)There are numerous girl characters in the novel all of them are very different from each other, I found it relatively easy to relate to all of the characters one way or another because of the fact that they all deal with problems with relationships and social status. It is amazing to realize how strict society was back then and how much the girl were willing to risk to get what they wanted whether it was love or hierarchy. It amazed me to read how mature the girls were expected to act and how much was asked of them in certain points of the book, Elizabeth was asked to marry a man she did not love for the sake of her families financial status. I found that each of the girls offered and insight that could relate to whether it was Lina’s Penelope’s insecurities or Diana’s and Elizabeth want for romance.
3)I would defiantly support this book on the Abe’s list, I loved the whole series I found everything that these girls risked brave and sometimes corrupt. I learned a whole new outlook on the way society is lived in today. The book was very impacting and I would recommend it to anyone. I really thought that it was a powerful and strong book that focused on many issues that girls take for grant now that was
3. I don't think this book is worthy of being on the Abe list. It seemed just like a Gossip Girl novel to me. I think the author did a great job of setting the novel in the early 1900s but it was not very interesting to me. I don't think it changed me in any way. However, I am glad that I read it. I like history and it was a fun novel that took me through the life of a girl my age in the 1900s.
1) I chose this book because I really like gossip girl series, and this book sounded a lot like it to me. I was "iffy" at first because it was such a long book, but as i got into it I read close to half the book already.
2.) I could relate to the characters in ways such as moms wanting their daughters to be perfect and only the best for them by forcing them to act like perfect beauties all the time.
3) I think this book is worth being on the Abe list because it was a fast paced book and it kept me wanting to no more. I can not say that about many of the books district 86 chooses for us.
4) I would recommend this to any girl who is interested in the gossip girl series!
I actually found relating to the characters in the book quite easy, because even though all the characters are so diverse and different from each other, all of them face some kind of problem that is still relevant to girls in our day and age. I was able to understand how they would feel even if I've never been put in a similar situation, like Elizabeth having to marry a man she doesn't know for her families financial needs. I can understand how she would feel about that.
I really enjoyed reading this book, it was a good read. I'm not sure if I would read the rest of the series though. I found the book interesting enough, but when I finished it I didn't feel changed or that it made a real impact on me in any way and for that reason, I don't think it is worthy of being n the Abe list.
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