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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Really lovely. Breezed through it and really want to read more Dumas now, great storyteller.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ever since i read this book i can't stop reccomending it to others...
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Yes
Perfect perfect perfect
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Torture
Really loved this classic. Gives a good impression of the lynching of the De Witt brothers and the dubious role played by Stadhouder William of Orange. The foundations of the Dutch monarchy are tainted by the blood of the De Witt brothers.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Historical fiction is not my genre, most certainly not this time period.
I read it because i studied plant sciences and thought it therefore to be a fun read. I must say I did enjoy the parts that were about the tulip. And the parts where the obsession with the tulip was beautifully described. However I just did not care for the characters and sadly they took the main stage. I was hoping it would go a bit more into the tulip mania that happened after with the marbled tulips (that were caused by viruses! (the more you know)) but it was sadly not mentioned.
I did learn something about Dutch history by reading this book, do that's something but the fact that it was on English, translated from French and set in The Netherlands did give me a headache while reading sometimes "^^
It was okay, won't ever consider to reread it though
Oh yeah like I know it is set in the past and that at the time this was rather nor al but it did ick me that Cornelius was almost ten years older than Rosa (who is 17/18 in this book) aka that did not age well...
I read it because i studied plant sciences and thought it therefore to be a fun read. I must say I did enjoy the parts that were about the tulip. And the parts where the obsession with the tulip was beautifully described. However I just did not care for the characters and sadly they took the main stage. I was hoping it would go a bit more into the tulip mania that happened after with the marbled tulips (that were caused by viruses! (the more you know)) but it was sadly not mentioned.
I did learn something about Dutch history by reading this book, do that's something but the fact that it was on English, translated from French and set in The Netherlands did give me a headache while reading sometimes "^^
It was okay, won't ever consider to reread it though
Oh yeah like I know it is set in the past and that at the time this was rather nor al but it did ick me that Cornelius was almost ten years older than Rosa (who is 17/18 in this book) aka that did not age well...
adventurous
hopeful
tense
fast-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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-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