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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
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, so that's something but the fact that it was in 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 normal 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, so that's something but the fact that it was in 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 normal 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
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-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
fast-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
Boxtel would be perfect for an HOA board.
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
It took a while to get my bearings as we shift from grisly political murder to insta-love and flowers, but once I made that adjustment it was a fun, fairly lighthearted read. You just have to accept that Cornelius and Rosa can fall in love so fast, and that a man really can love tulips that much.