9.33k reviews for:

The Marriage Portrait

Maggie O'Farrell

4.03 AVERAGE

jcw's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

twonickelsoradime's review against another edition

5.0

dark 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

sarahgarlicnan's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark reflective tense 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

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Historical fiction at its finest. Well-researched, believable, and still somehow true to a deeply feminist rendering. 

morganbarbay's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lndillon2018's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

raminaunger's review against another edition

3.75

dark tense slow-paced

starrynightmonk's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

piper_may's review against another edition

4.0

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i really love the way she writes. both plot wise and thematically couldn’t help but compare it to o caledonia. the hurt i feel for locked up girls and hurt women for generations and generations . a beautiful book but it’s hard not to dwell on the deep loneliness and despair of it all. so many excellent turns of phrases. docked at least a quarter of a star for thanking a professor of st andrews university at the end … 

bookiebook's review against another edition

5.0

dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

margotleibo's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No