Marie, Dancing Audiobook

" I absolutely loved this book. It was very inspiring the way Marie gave up her hopes,dream,and love of her life to keep her promise to her dead father, and look after her family. I truley believe there are very little people who would sacrifice so much for people who cared so little. "

" I love this book. It gives an insight on a piece of history that no one knows a lot about. Degas was always my favorite artist and this book brought his work to life. "

" An interesting story inspired by a beautiful work of art that really brings an interesting era in Paris to life. The ending is satisfying without being perfectly happy for all characters. "

" Awesome story! It was a true story about the dancer that posed for Edward Degas's statue "little dancer" It was crazy to hear how poor she was and everything. Very educational and interesting! "

" this is a really good book with a little suspition but at the same time very sweet. "

" i dont do ballet but i was a really good book peeking into the past and seeing what happened "

" I learned to appreciate my mother, my life, and dance and drawings. I used to dance for what seemed like eternity, and was sad when i quit, but felt it was time for something new. Marie gave me a different approach to life and a netter interpretation of its meaning. "

" Thought I might like it at first, but her conditions never improved, she was kind of stupid, and she got with the wrong guy. I finished it thinking, "WOW that was a waste of time." "

" I really really loved this book! Carolyn Meyer is a historical fiction master! Her books are thoroughly researched and very interesting. She makes the characters so real I feel like I know them. I will be reading many more books by her in the future. A great, light read. "

" I was not impressed. It was lacking a certain something, and because of that, it just wasn't very good. "

" I read this book in one night, it was amazing. If you are currently taking ballet this is an amazing choice. It's about a girl in the Paris Opera in the 1890's. Even if you aren't taking dance this is still a book to read. "

" I was good to a point, but the ending was rather random, and in my opinion, quite a bit disappointing. I hate it when things don't turn out as they should. "

" Historical fiction centered around the ballerina who posed for Degat's Little Dancer sculpture. Loved it. "

" Marie never gets to be ballerina. I never thought that would affect me so much. "

" I LOVE this book. It is on one of the subjects that I LOVE reading about... BALLET!!! I have probably read it more than 10 times since I got it. "

" Marie, Dancing, was a sad book about a dancer that had to survive with very little and not become her sister! I really liked this book "

" This book was quite interesting and sad. I've never read anything about the life of ballet dancers, so I found it intriguing to learn about how hard they worked and for such a small reward. Apparently life was very hard in Paris during the last 1800's. "

" The end was super depressing and made me sad though I enjoyed the book very much. "

" Great book for us performing arts kids. "

" Oh, God, this was such a gorgeous book. I am a dancer myself, and I feel that Carolyn Meyer really quenched my thirst for a little ballet. It is especially wonderful if you enjoy the book with a little light, classical music in the back round. Gorgeous, gorgeous book. MUST READ! "

" It was pretty much just describing the tragic life of this dancer. In my opinion, the book was well-written, but the idea was terrible --- I feel like dancers have now been called hopeless and poor (and sluts), and since I do ballet, I am not acting very positively toward the author. "

" a very sad yet very good book not going to spoil it "

" I LOVE this book. It is on one of the subjects that I LOVE reading about... BALLET!!! I have probably read it more than 10 times since I got it. "

" I read this book in one night, it was amazing. If you are currently taking ballet this is an amazing choice. It's about a girl in the Paris Opera in the 1890's. Even if you aren't taking dance this is still a book to read. "

" Reading about how horrible her life was made me depressed. If the sculpture had lifted her up, that was one thing, but it didn't. It didn't matter. "

" Really well-writted - I guess the only reason I only "liked" it was because of the darkness - which is only to be expected, based on Marie's horrible living conditions throughout most of the book. It reminded me a lot of The Girl With the Pearl Earrings. "

" An interesting story inspired by a beautiful work of art that really brings an interesting era in Paris to life. The ending is satisfying without being perfectly happy for all characters. "

" I finished this book. While it was an okay and sometimes interesting story, it was too "wordy" the writer used too many ballet terms a non ballet person wouldn't understand. It distracted from the story a lot. I found the end far too rushed. "

" Oh, God, this was such a gorgeous book. I am a dancer myself, and I feel that Carolyn Meyer really quenched my thirst for a little ballet. It is especially wonderful if you enjoy the book with a little light, classical music in the back round. Gorgeous, gorgeous book. MUST READ! "

" I absolutely loved this book. It was very inspiring the way Marie gave up her hopes,dream,and love of her life to keep her promise to her dead father, and look after her family. I truley believe there are very little people who would sacrifice so much for people who cared so little. "

" Marie never gets to be ballerina. I never thought that would affect me so much. "

" I learned to appreciate my mother, my life, and dance and drawings. I used to dance for what seemed like eternity, and was sad when i quit, but felt it was time for something new. Marie gave me a different approach to life and a netter interpretation of its meaning. "

" good book.i liked it a lot "