Isadoralola Dancing Threads Weaving Lives edition by Jeanette Sobey Literature Fiction eBooks
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Section I and Section II of this book, begins with a dance performance by each of the lead characters and then retraces their lives to an earlier period. This is because of the importance of the dance to these two women, Isadora and Lola. It moves swiftly through chapter to chapter, telling the story of either highlights or lowlights of these two lives. The reader needs to take note of the date of each chapter, in order to understand the point the narrative is at.
Isadoralola is an historical fiction book based upon the lives of Isadora Duncan and Lola Montez--two famous dancers from the 19th and 20th centuries. Both lived and danced throughout many countries around the world. They were outspoken and passionate about democratic rights for all. They were often frustrated at the subservient roles, that society deemed appropriate for women, during this period. Isadora and Lola loved freely and travelled widely, but also experienced great tragedies in their lives, and died far too young.
This tale is written from an imagined point of view, written in the first person. It is not a biography. It is, however, written after detailed research into the lives of the two women and endeavours to portray their personalities, as well as relate their experiences within the relevant historical context. As the writer resides in Ballarat, Australia, there are several chapters on Lola Montez's visit to the Ballarat goldfields. The writer calls upon her own experiences of theatre, to get inside the heads of the dancers. This book also features a Sonnet at the start of each chapter, which can then be reread at the end, for it's a poetic précis of the narrative, or feelings, contained within the chapter.
Isadoralola Dancing Threads Weaving Lives edition by Jeanette Sobey Literature Fiction eBooks
While Isadoralola is a fictional tale of nineteenth and twentieth century dancers Lola Montez and Isadora Duncan, I found myself wondering if I were reading their diaries.These two women have basically the same personalities; both with narcissistic views on their own opinions and performances; both were very into politics and women’s rights, and both were wildly promiscuous free spirits. To these women, a person is “dim-witted” if he/she does not agree with their views or enjoy their performances. It’s almost as if Lola Montez was born again within Isadora Duncan’s body. Their lives definitely make for an interesting read.
Personally, I was more interested in Lola Montez’s story. She was a bit more wild and intriguing.
The writing is wonderful and I thoroughly enjoyed Jeanette Sobey’s take on the two women’s lives, though I wish she’d taken more time to explain each event in further detail. I was left with questions and a longing for more romantic detail throughout each love interest scene. The scenes varied and changed too drastically. There were more thoughts than action and dialogue as if I were reading their autobiography instead of a tale, which made for a dragging intro, but I found myself delving into the story and engrossed with each event. Overall, I would recommend.
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Isadoralola Dancing Threads Weaving Lives edition by Jeanette Sobey Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
This is a true look into the artistic mindset of certain performance artists. I have known many artist types in my day and it seems to me they have their head in clouds most of the time with delusions of grandeur and a sense of self importance. What people fail to recognize is that these narcissistic traits are a very necessary evil when dealing with similar characters in a very competitive profession. This author really captured the thoughts of these women and went way above and beyond to tell a realistic story about both Isadora Duncan and Lola Montez. The first person telling of both stories really had me believing that she knew these characters personally. I will keep my eye out for more novels by this very talented author.
I have to say that this book was very well written. The Author really gets into the minds of the characters and if I didn't know who they were I would think she created two very lively characters. There are many heroine's that we all know and love that were major advocates for feminism and equal rights for women (although there is no "girl power" fist pumping going on) but these two women and many others have been sadly overlooked. I really do not think this should be classified as fiction because the author really did a great job of documenting the travels and experiences of these very real women. I really think that this novel will start a whole new trend of people wanting to know more about these women and the lives that they lived. I believe they are partially responsible in a way for the progression of interpretation when it comes to dance instead of sticking with the rigorous rules and postures of the traditional. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a dancer or has an interest in the artist mindset. In my opinion this book will be a subject matter for a college literature or woman studies class someday.
This was awful terrible tripe. If you want to know what Isadora thought, read her autobiography, My Life, or her essays, or her correspondence with Gordon Craig, Your Isadora. What Isadora actually said was much more inspiring and realistic than this made up fluff. Free on my kindle but not worth the time to download it in my opinion.
While Isadoralola is a fictional tale of nineteenth and twentieth century dancers Lola Montez and Isadora Duncan, I found myself wondering if I were reading their diaries.
These two women have basically the same personalities; both with narcissistic views on their own opinions and performances; both were very into politics and women’s rights, and both were wildly promiscuous free spirits. To these women, a person is “dim-witted” if he/she does not agree with their views or enjoy their performances. It’s almost as if Lola Montez was born again within Isadora Duncan’s body. Their lives definitely make for an interesting read.
Personally, I was more interested in Lola Montez’s story. She was a bit more wild and intriguing.
The writing is wonderful and I thoroughly enjoyed Jeanette Sobey’s take on the two women’s lives, though I wish she’d taken more time to explain each event in further detail. I was left with questions and a longing for more romantic detail throughout each love interest scene. The scenes varied and changed too drastically. There were more thoughts than action and dialogue as if I were reading their autobiography instead of a tale, which made for a dragging intro, but I found myself delving into the story and engrossed with each event. Overall, I would recommend.
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