9.34k reviews for:

The Marriage Portrait

Maggie O'Farrell

4.03 AVERAGE

kroke's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

rhiannonflint's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

logophile_life's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense 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: No

anezataneta's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

laramarler's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A real thriller which is something I don’t often say about historical fiction. Maggie O’Farrell’s wiring is masterful. Lucrezia is an incredible character!

fiadini's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ak3's review against another edition

5.0

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Maggie O’Farrell once again proves her extraordinary gift for breathing life into the past with The Marriage Portrait. Her lush, lyrical prose and deep emotional insight bring Renaissance Italy vividly to life through the story of young Lucrezia de’ Medici. O’Farrell’s retelling of historical events feels both intimate and epic, weaving fact and imagination seamlessly. She creates a compelling, fully realized heroine whose inner world is as rich as the setting around her. I especially admire O’Farrell’s ability to illuminate the quiet power and resilience of women whose voices have long been lost to history.

jennyelisa's review against another edition

5.0

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eery. historical retelling at it‘s best. Lucrezia wird greifbar, ihr Schicksal erdrückend real.

miazauber's review against another edition

4.0

sad tense medium-paced

eyeoncanon's review against another edition

4.75

dark sad medium-paced