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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
Absolutely fantastic book. Morton’s words are just beautiful and the way she weaves together the different stories of her characters is flawless. I love the way she goes back and forth through time. I will definitely be going back and rereading this book multiple times!!
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Long and a bit winded at times, my biggest issue was the ending. There needed to be a few more chapters to fully round the narrative out, and instead I just found myself annoyed at the writers choice for Lucy and the lack of a tied up end.
I desperately wanted to love this book. Her writing style is magical, I felt drawn into every story throughout this book and felt excited every time I realized a new connection. I could see all of the beautiful scenes in detail. I could feel the emotions of the characters. However, the end felt so rushed in comparison to the rest of the book. There were major parts that seemed didn't really get any sort of resolution, and there is one character in particular at the end that I feel acted very out of character. It seemed the author came up with a lot of really cool ideas throughout the story and they all came really close to winding together really well, but the execution just fell a bit flat.
Cute and well written but
Cute and well written but I felt like the ending was a let down. The story kept on promising to build and build - a story full of pain and action and when it came it felt a bit anticlimactic. All and all though, a nice read, very atmospheric.
Cute and well written but I felt like the ending was a let down. The story kept on promising to build and build - a story full of pain and action and when it came it felt a bit anticlimactic. All and all though, a nice read, very atmospheric.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Down the winding lane and across the meadow broad, to the river they went with their secrets and their sword...
Is it true that there is a love so powerful that its loss could drive a person mad?
Compelling, moody and inspiring
If you like to finish reading a book in one sitting or in a day or two, The Clockmaker's Daughter is not it. But if you want to spend some time with the book and the characters, if you want to smell the air, feel the water and hear each and every sound in the story, if you want your soul to be stolen by the book, then go for it.
One thing is for sure, Kate Morton sure knows how to tell a story.
An archivist searching for the identity of a woman in a photograph.
A woman with a dark and mysterious past.
An artist in love with his muse.
A man looking for a lost necklace.
A writer searching for the truth.
A ghost wandering in an empty house.
A house in which the threads of time slackens and comes unstrung.
A house which will bring them back, one by one.
And down the rabbit hole we go.
But beware! Things aren't always what they seem!
Is it true that there is a love so powerful that its loss could drive a person mad?
Compelling, moody and inspiring
If you like to finish reading a book in one sitting or in a day or two, The Clockmaker's Daughter is not it. But if you want to spend some time with the book and the characters, if you want to smell the air, feel the water and hear each and every sound in the story, if you want your soul to be stolen by the book, then go for it.
One thing is for sure, Kate Morton sure knows how to tell a story.
An archivist searching for the identity of a woman in a photograph.
A woman with a dark and mysterious past.
An artist in love with his muse.
A man looking for a lost necklace.
A writer searching for the truth.
A ghost wandering in an empty house.
A house in which the threads of time slackens and comes unstrung.
A house which will bring them back, one by one.
And down the rabbit hole we go.
But beware! Things aren't always what they seem!
This book took me a long time. There are lots if characters to keep straight, time periods to jump back and forth through and sentences to savor. I love Kate Morton's writing. And this book is chock full of some many of my favorite things: well developed characters, History, Art, and mysteries. I am spent, but I had to finish.
slow-paced
This was fine. I feel like it would have been much tighter/better with some heavy cuts to story - especially the moden-day storyline, I felt like it confused things and was completely unnecessary. The 'star' of the show is the 1860-era storyline and I wish the book had stuck with that.