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lindz's review against another edition
4.0
Bird of Passage Bird of Passage is a story about a boy and girl finding their own way. The boys name is Leonardo. It also about a girl named Azara. Leonardo goes to America to find work. He learns a lot about himself.He runs into trouble with a job and making friends. While there he meets up with a guy named Rizzo. Though he runs into a boy named Carlos too. He tries to help out family members of the girl he loves.What will happen to Leonardo and his family back in Italy? He finds out who his real father is, once he goes back to Italy to be with his mother. There are many twists and turns in this book though out.There another boy that commits murder and tries to escape by going to America. What will happen to Carlos? There a gang that helps out and is on the estate of Mazzi.
melissajayne's review
3.0
The story took me a while to capture my attention due to a number of factors including I couldn't get easily into the main storyline. I felt that the book was a bit disjointed and felt that it could have been a little more polished and the storyline a little more flowing. It also felt that it was a bit of an easy read for me and I was able to quickly read the book. The book could have easily been about another 50 pages, with the story a little more fleshed out and have a little more meat on the bones.
What I did like was the setting of the story. Having seen images of that era in New York, I think it was good to see a book set in what would be considered the rougher side of early 20th century New York. I also felt partial to Leonard and would have liked to see his story a little more fleshed out.
Overall the book was an okay read and there really wasn't too much that was really bad about the book and would probably interest those interested in the experience of immigrants in the early 20th century in New York. Recommended.
Review originally appeared on Jayne's Books on October 21, 2015
What I did like was the setting of the story. Having seen images of that era in New York, I think it was good to see a book set in what would be considered the rougher side of early 20th century New York. I also felt partial to Leonard and would have liked to see his story a little more fleshed out.
Overall the book was an okay read and there really wasn't too much that was really bad about the book and would probably interest those interested in the experience of immigrants in the early 20th century in New York. Recommended.
Review originally appeared on Jayne's Books on October 21, 2015
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