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I’ve read this book at least half a dozen times. Each time I’m swept backstage of the Manhattan Ballet Company and all of the characters come to vivid life. The characters are so true-to-life that I still expect to see Zoe at the Koch theater or see Hannah and Jacob walking across the plaza. This is the sort of book that makes you search desperately for the author’s next book, or a short story, or anything else she’s written.

Sophie Flack knows this world; she was in the corps de ballet of the New York City Ballet for several years. Her knowledge of the life in an elite ballet company shines through.

Highly recommended if you love dance like I do. Highly recommended if you have a teen dancer who dreams of joining a company. Highly recommended if you love well-written coming-of-age stories in interesting settings and with fascinating, three dimensional characters.


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Bunheads Sophie Flack Books Reviews

Pretty good. The author is clearly a ballet dancer and writes knowledgeably about the profession and the training. I didn't find the characters particularly interesting or likable. I almost gave up on it halfway through the story. i wanted to love the book since i love ballet and like reading about dancers.
I really enjoyed this book. My normal reading material usually requires some sort of paranormal something in it, so this was really out of the box for me. I am so glad I took a chance on something new. It was a nice break from the usual books I read and the story was wonderful. It was so interesting to see into the world of dancers and I have to say that I'm really glad it's not as creepy as Black Swan! Haha! It was nice to read a story about a woman who wasn't trying to choose a guy over a career, but rather a LIFE over a career. The struggles and realizations she went through seemed very real and very much like the same ones many of us go through.

Again, I'm so glad I read this book, and I don't think you'll be dissapointed if you choose to read it as well. )
I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand I enjoyed reading about the lives of these young dancers, their drive to succeed, and the toll on their lives. Unfortunately that was best part of the book. I understand what the author was trying to convey - a young girl's struggle with the decision of whether to abandon her dream but something was missing. I never felt any connection to Hanna or any of the other characters. I wasn't engaged in her struggle. And by the end of the book I didn't care what she decided to do - about her career, her love interest, anything. I didn't dislike her, I just didn't care about her. And that's unfortunate because the story had potential, if only the author has spent fewer words describing how hard everyone worked and how tired they all were and more time helping the reader get to know the dancers.
Sophie Flack having lived the life of a Bunhead provides the reader with a realistic peek into the life of a professional ballerina. Although, many aspiring young girls dream of dancing for a major ballet company, like Hannah the main character, there is no denying you must make difficult choices if you want to be promoted to soloist. Throughout the book Hannah and her peers struggle to maintain a work life balance and find time for themselves while working towards the next levels of their careers. I enjoyed reading this book and thought the author did an excellent job of presenting both the technical and the emotional side of being a ballet dancer. I thought the book was well written but would have liked more character development, as it seemed that we only saw the surface emotions for the characters but didn't go much deeper. Sophie Flack clearly is a talented writer and I look forward to more offerings from this author in the future.
"Bunheads" is not a new tale; the choice between a personal life and a career has been told many times. Still, Sophie Flack's first novel is a fresh modern story that will keep the reader interested from beginning to end. Flack was with the New York City Ballet for at least nine years, and studied with some of the greats (Suzanne Farrell & Patricia McBride). Fortunately for us, she kept journals and sketches, detailing her experiences in the ballet world. The majority of those who sit in the audience of a ballet rarely see more than movement and tulle; reading Sophie's story, you'll get a sense of the physical and emotional sacrifice that these girls make in order to achieve any kind of status in this cultish world of dance. The heroine of the story is named Hannah, but I am guessing that most of Hannah's exploits were based on what Sophie went through. Hannah is a 19 year old on the verge of a promising career in ballet. She is also beginning to experience curiosity about what happens outside of the rehearsal hall. She juggles two boyfriends; Jacob is the down-to-earth boy who represents a normal life outside of her field and Matt is the handsome and wealthy balletomane (translating to one who follows the ballet feverishly) that sees Hannah's potential and understands the world that absorbs her. Although the plot is fairly easy to guess, I found it to be thoroughly enjoyable, finishing it in a single day. Dancers, both young and old, will find Flack's book to be right up their alley, as it fleshes out the ballet world, warts and all. The sacrifices and costs of being a principal are not to be taken lightly; by the time a ballerina's all-too-brief career is over, there is not much left of her physical or emotional being. On the plus side, the author keeps the story from being overly dramatic, but compelling enough that it will be difficult to put down. Highly recommended for readers of all ages, although it might be a tad scary for the younger set who had their hopes pinned to their tutus. And for those who think that "The Nutcracker" is the epitome of Ballet, prepare to have your bubbles burst as you read the true thoughts of those who perform it.
I’ve read this book at least half a dozen times. Each time I’m swept backstage of the Manhattan Ballet Company and all of the characters come to vivid life. The characters are so true-to-life that I still expect to see Zoe at the Koch theater or see Hannah and Jacob walking across the plaza. This is the sort of book that makes you search desperately for the author’s next book, or a short story, or anything else she’s written.

Sophie Flack knows this world; she was in the corps de ballet of the New York City Ballet for several years. Her knowledge of the life in an elite ballet company shines through.

Highly recommended if you love dance like I do. Highly recommended if you have a teen dancer who dreams of joining a company. Highly recommended if you love well-written coming-of-age stories in interesting settings and with fascinating, three dimensional characters.