Reviews

Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson

marlensophie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Nothing is so fixed it cannot be altered.

Geological deposits of belongingsin every room on every surface 

alagf's review against another edition

4.0

I think this was from the street library. Lovely gentle book :)

sandles81255's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this book more than I thought at the beginning. I became invested in both letter writer’s journeys and stories.

bhnmt61's review against another edition

3.0

This is the story of two lonely people at midlife- a widower who works at a museum in Denmark, and a farm wife with grown children who lives in England. A chance experience leads to a long, detailed correspondence between the two. Meet Me at the Museum is that correspondence. I think the reason I didn’t enjoy this book more was mainly a case of timing- the protagonists are reserved, careful people, slowly revealing themselves and their lives to each other. And at the time I picked it up, I just wasn’t in the mood for a slow, thoughtful, carefully constructed story. It was good enough to press on to the end, but I skimmed quite a bit. Unlike some of the other reviewers, though, I really liked the ending. Can’t say more than that without spoiling.

allisonwebster's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

Anne Youngson has become my favorite writer about old people.

mary_elizabeth's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

zetuslapetus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

awu's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

ldsreadinglife's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

A slow burn, I gradually became found of the two main characters and looked forward to reading their reflections and observations. 

canadianbookworm's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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