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This Rebel Heart
This Rebel Heart | Katherine Locke
8 posts | 9 read | 4 to read
The Fountains of Silence meets Spinning Silver in this rollicking tale set amid the 1956 Hungarian revolution in post-WWII Communist Budapest from Sydney Taylor Honor winner Katherine Locke. In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Csilla knows the river is magic. During WWII, the river kept her family safe when they needed it most--safe from the Holocaust. But that was before the Communists seized power. Before her parents were murdered by the Soviet police. Before Csilla knew things about her father's legacy that she wishes she could forget. Now Csilla keeps her head down, planning her escape from this country that has never loved her the way she loves it. But her carefully laid plans fall to pieces when her parents are unexpectedly, publicly exonerated. As the protests in other countries spur talk of a larger revolution in Hungary, Csilla must decide if she believes in the promise and magic of her deeply flawed country enough to risk her life to help save it, or if she should let it burn to the ground. With queer representation, fabulist elements, and a pivotal but little-known historical moment, This Rebel Heart is Katherine Locke's tour de force.
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Just.Linds
Just.Linds
This Rebel Heart | Katherine Locke
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A fantastic bookmark for a book I‘m just not sure about 🫠

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tpixie
tpixie
This Rebel Heart | Katherine Locke
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Yay! Another audiobook narrated by the talented Kathleen Gati. So excited to listen to her read this YA BOOK, as well as watch her on #GeneralHospital #YA

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underground_bks
underground_bks
This Rebel Heart | Katherine Locke
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Pickpick

#TransRightsReadathon book 2! This Rebel Heart is a queer, Jewish, magical realist retelling of the student-led Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and a rumination on complicity, activism, & love of country, with golems, magic rivers, and polyamory with the Angel of Death. There were pacing issues for me, but I‘m glad this unlikely book exists & that I got to learn, in such an immersive way, about an important historical event I hadn‘t heard of before.

TheBookHippie Sounds good! 2y
underground_bks @TheBookHippie would love to hear what you think if you get to it! 2y
TheBookHippie I‘ve read both the books it references in the description so I‘ll probably track it down sooner than later! I‘ll let you know! 2y
underground_bks @TheBookHippie so have I! And I‘m gonna say I agree with the description. 2y
TheBookHippie @underground_bks ooo I‘m sure I love it then! 2y
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ElleMNOpe
ElleMNOpe
This Rebel Heart | Katherine Locke
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Mehso-so

A beautiful & emotional story about the 1950s Hungarian revolution with a magical realism twist. Wonderful characters & an interesting artistic concept with heavy symbolism. Unfortunately, the pacing was problematic with a first half that was extremely slow & an ending that sped by too quickly. The symbolism is creative, but wasn't well explained & was fairly confusing. I wanted to enjoy this book more, but I appreciate the historical lesson.

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kissmehardy
kissmehardy
This Rebel Heart | Katherine Locke
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Adored the lyrical prose, the casual queerness, and the exploration of a moment in history I knew nothing about. The fantastical elements were an excellent touch. #yalit #historicalfiction #magicalrealism

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BarkingMadRead
BarkingMadRead
This Rebel Heart | Katherine Locke
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Here is my stack for the #20in4readathon this weekend! My goal is 20 chapters, since I don‘t think 20 hours is possible with our weekend plans. Time will tell!! Thanks for hosting, @Andrew65 😘😘

Andrew65 Good luck, great to have you playing along. 😊 3y
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BarkingMadRead
BarkingMadRead
This Rebel Heart | Katherine Locke
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Starting this today. I have a bunch of books started but none of them have my attention today lol at least this one has gifts! #ouabc

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