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A review by aliciasirois
The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
4.0
Surprisingly, this was somewhat a book about a mystery, but it did get me thinking quite a bit, particularly about memories and how they are stored in the brain. Because one of the two main characters "develops" memories from her distant relative (distant being 400ish years ago), I started to wonder about memories and if we will ever figure out a way to "harvest" and save memories to be viewed when "host" is no longer with us. It seems crazy, but maybe at one time, it seemed crazy to think we could hear a voice or see a picture of someone long after they were gone. The story itself was very good, and I enjoyed the language the author used, her use of imagery and the way she described Ella's and Isabelle's feelings. What I did not appreciate was the way the book ended. I understand the agenda of an author to leave the reader to make up some bit of their own when tying up loose ends, but I think this author left too much to the imagination. I wanted to know more about what happens to Ella and what happened to Isabelle. But, I loved the history behind this story, I loved the use of the French language (which was awesome since I was listening to it in my car on the way to my class in Gorham), and I really loved this author's style of writing.