Today I am participating in a blog tour for the book Clarina Nichols by Dianne Eickhoff
About Clarina Nichols
• Hardcover: 240 pages• Publisher: Quindaro Press (March 1, 2016)
In 1827, when Clarina was a teenager, she remembers, "I had a longing desire to do good." But America wasn't ready for an ambitious, intelligent young woman. Clarina was supposed to get married and start a family. But her husband turned out to be abusive and a deadbeat. The law was of little help. Her situation seemed hopeless. This is the amazing true story of how Clarina Nichols turned tragedy into triumph—and went on to help fuel the movement that created a brighter future for women everywhere.
Praise "The name Clarina Nichols deserves to be placed next to those of such luminaries as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton" —Booklist “Readers will gain a sense of the bravery and conviction it took for Nichols and other women to challenge unjust and ingrained ideologies in order to ensure freedom for future generations.” — Publishers Weekly, Nov. 30, 2015
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About Diane Eickhoff
Diane Eickhoff grew up on a farm in Minnesota, taught school in Appalachia and New York, and helped edit a newspaper for an anti-poverty program in Alabama. She has written widely for publications aimed at high school and younger readers. Her biography, Revolutionary Heart, from which this book is adapted, was named a Kansas Notable Book and the winner of ForeWord magazine’s Book of the Year competition in biography, among other honors. She lives with her husband, author Aaron Barnhart, in Kansas City.
Review:
Reviewing this book is rather hard for me because I have so many different feelings about it. As someone who adores history and likes learning about new historical figures, I enjoyed the book. As a an avid reader however I did not enjoy the book.
Reasons I did not like the book as a reader:
1. I was not aware this was a book for young readers. It is not really advertised as such and I prefer reading books about historical figures that are well developed.
2. I was also not aware this book was an adaption. This could be my fault for not reading everything clearly but still it was disappointing. When I am wanting to learn more about a person I want the whole story not just snippets that the author thinks is important.
3. The book was not well written, an example I noticed some sentences that the author started with the word but. This is a common grammatical rule you learn when you are little never start a sentence with but! This also makes me question the editing of this book.
Reasons why I liked the book as a student of history:
1. I had never heard of Clarina Nichols, so I learned about someone new.
2. I can appreciate the work/research that the author put into the book.
In hindsight, I would have to say that I can not recommend this book because it does not give the reader the whole picture and is not well written. I might try to read Revolutionary Heart so I can learn more about Clarina. I would suggest other readers to read that book as well and skip this one all together.
I would like to thank TLC Blog Tours for letting me read and review this book. I would also like to thank them for letting me participate in this tour.
Kat read her first Harlequin novel in third grade and has been scribbling in notebooks since she learned to spell. What else would she write but romance? When she's not writing about characters on the journey to happily ever after, she can be found at a soccer game, watching Friends or dancing with her kids to Duran Duran and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Kat, her husband and their two boys live in North Texas.