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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
I’ve hit my lifetime limit of droll, unlikable men characters
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed the book. It was interesting and engaging but it could have been shorter.
"The box was small and oblong and apparently made of silver and porcelain. It was a beautiful shade of blue, but then again not exactly blue, it was more like lilac. But then again, not exactly lilac either, since it had a tinge of grey in it. To be more precise, it was the colour of heartache. But fortunately neither Miss Greysteel nor Aunt Greysteel had ever been much troubled by heartache and so they did not recognize it."
This book spanned 10 years. It was a long journey, a slow, meandering adventure. I enjoyed it, for the most part, but it didn't capture my heart. The writing was lovely, however. A part of me thinks that it was slightly the wrong time for me to have picked it. My mood and life at this time just were a bit hectic for a book like this, a book that is a life of its own.
Near the end of the book when I was finally getting settled into my life again, I felt much more drawn in, and focused on the story. I enjoyed the ending, immensely. A twinge of sadness, with a tinge of hope.
"She took his hands and her eyes were shining. 'And you did it,' she whispered. They looked at each other for a long moment, and in that moment all was as it used to be - it was as if they had never parted; but she did not offer to go into the Darkness with him and he did not ask her.
'One day', he said, 'I shall find the right spell and banish the Darkness. And on that day I will come to you'.
'Yes. On that day. I will wait until then.'
He nodded and seemed about to depart, but then he hesitated. 'Bell,' he said, 'Do not wear black. Do not be a widow. Be happy. That is how I wish to think of you.'
'I promise. And how shall I think of you?'
He considered a moment and then laughed. 'Think of me with my nose in a book!'
They kissed once. Then he turned upon his heel and disappeared into the Darkness."
This book spanned 10 years. It was a long journey, a slow, meandering adventure. I enjoyed it, for the most part, but it didn't capture my heart. The writing was lovely, however. A part of me thinks that it was slightly the wrong time for me to have picked it. My mood and life at this time just were a bit hectic for a book like this, a book that is a life of its own.
Near the end of the book when I was finally getting settled into my life again, I felt much more drawn in, and focused on the story. I enjoyed the ending, immensely. A twinge of sadness, with a tinge of hope.
"She took his hands and her eyes were shining. 'And you did it,' she whispered. They looked at each other for a long moment, and in that moment all was as it used to be - it was as if they had never parted; but she did not offer to go into the Darkness with him and he did not ask her.
'One day', he said, 'I shall find the right spell and banish the Darkness. And on that day I will come to you'.
'Yes. On that day. I will wait until then.'
He nodded and seemed about to depart, but then he hesitated. 'Bell,' he said, 'Do not wear black. Do not be a widow. Be happy. That is how I wish to think of you.'
'I promise. And how shall I think of you?'
He considered a moment and then laughed. 'Think of me with my nose in a book!'
They kissed once. Then he turned upon his heel and disappeared into the Darkness."
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-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
Interminable footnotes that were too long and honestly, the book was boring. Maybe it gets good later idk.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a slog -- a well-written slog, but a slog. It put me into not one, but two reading slump. I didn't dislike it, but I also never found myself excited to read it. I just feel like if you're going to spend 800 pages building to a climactic moment, it should be a better climax.
challenging
informative
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:
Yes