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S'està carregant… This Train Is Being Held (edició 2020)de Ismee Williams (Autor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Isabelle Warren, a ballet student, and Alex Rosario, a baseball player and aspiring poet, meet on the subway in New York City and begin a romance. However, he is Dominican and she is blond and from the Upper East Side. His family is split and hers is dealing with mental health issues and her father's loss of his very lucrative job. Throw in Alex's friend, Danny's membership in a gang and you have a perfect storm. I thought the romance was really cute. I would love for a guy to write me sweet poetry too. "Our knees kissed under the dining room table (pg 176)."Come on, that would make my day. I enjoyed Alex and Isa together. I also liked the way Spanish is weaved into the story. I didn't know all the modismos used (like pérate is short for espérate = (you) wait), but it's super easy to figure them out with context. In addition, I liked the story with Merrit, Isa's brother, and how her family was managing with A positive point is that therapy and psychiatrists are lovingly accepted and acknowledged throughout the story. Usually, with these stories it is a struggle to get the characters to seek help, but, here, it is already happening. Awesome. Everything beyond that is kind of typical. A rich (white) girl defies the odds and falls in love with a poor or at least not rich (insert ethnicity) boy. "I don't care what you say, Mom/Dad I love him!" *plays "Nobody Want to See Us Together" by Akon* In all seriousness, I was surprised that the whole ordeal wasn't the constant focus. Anyway, I thought the writing and Alex’s narrative was good. Isabelle by herself was a little too much at times. Like, girl burst into dance one more time, I dare you. However, her impromptu bachata routine was fun and unexpected. She's not irritating, so that's good. Well, at least until she starts running away from her problems. That was realistic though still annoying. She put that boy on ice, didn’t she? First, Alex reacted normally and then like a total loser. Also, Chrissy's predicament about not being a virgin went on way too long. That did not need to be a side-plot. Another thing, Isa acted so basic when The common theme of familial relationships and trying to live up to your dreams vs parent’s expectations were grrrreat *Tony the Tiger voice*. Alex's parents are divorced but cordial, and Alex has a good relationship with his half-brother and his dad's girlfriend, Yaritza. I wasn't expecting that. Alex's love for his little bro Robi is so heartwarming. The family relationships, romance, and the mental health conversation were the strong points for me. Overall, it wasn't the normal, run-of-the-mill love story. The climax is exciting in a horrifying way. It’s like a car crash you see coming but you can’t look away. Maybe I’m easy to please, but I liked reading this for the most part. Also, this story gets a gold star for referencing my favorite Romeo Santos song, "Bella y Sensual." [Rating from personal enjoyment: 3.5 stars ] Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Told in two voices, ballet dancer and private school student Isabelle Warren and poet and baseball star Alex Rosario grow closer after meeting on a subway, bonding over their parents' expectations and their own dreams. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Another pleasant surprise with a wonderfully diverse cast. This is definitely a romance but not a cute and fluffy one. It’s about two people from different worlds who meet on a train and feel drawn to each other. As the relationship progresses they see that there can be wonderful moments and challenging ones for people from both sides of the ‘tracks’. The heavier themes were dealt with in a way that didn’t detract from the fact that this is primarily a love story, but neither was it a flippant look at issues such as parental expectations, racism, and stereotyping. They were blended together and struck a harmonious balance. There were a few tense moments in the story that had me internally begging the author to make things go the way I saw them in my head. I was unaware how invested I was in the relationship between Isa and Alex until I welled up at a particular point. No actual crying, however welling up in a book is huge for me on the emotional scale. An enjoyable book. ( )