Hmm, I wanted to like this more because the topic--the New York Draft Riot of 1863--is a really interesting historical event that would allow for a cool examination of the interplay between race, class, and culture in American history... but this kind of fell flat for me?

I think partly it is a side effect of the screenplay format--which I could see a lot of teen readers especially loving--but for me it just didn't allow for much character development. BLAH