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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
A pretty depressing ghost story. Of the two twists in this novel, one I guessed well in advance, and the other, once revealed, didn't actually mean a great deal. Most of the characters were fairly unlikeable, however I still enjoyed reading it and found it difficult to put down. Perhaps I should finally read the Time Travellers Wife, as it's supposed to be superior.
lovely lovely. was expecting a happy ending for some reason. Not entirely sure we didn't get one, but not what I expected.
I was so excited when Niffenegger finally published her second book after reading "Time Traveler's Wife." While it was an interesting concept, I felt like the story really lagged in development and the pacing was erratic. Definitely not worth the large advance!
a strange, but beautiful book about twinship and the inevitability of heartbreak. and ghosts.
If I could give it zero stars I would. The author seemed to get lost in the middle of the book and it made absolutely no sense. Also, every character in the book is extremely unlikeable. DO NOT waste your time. Avoid this book - I hated it.
The absurdity of this book stings all the more since I really loved The Time Traveler's Wife. But this one is weird and skeevy and ridiculous; no one acts like these characters do, ever.
Deliciously morbid. I read this back in high school and loved it. I recently reread it as an adult and enjoyed all of the twists and turns just as much. Love this one!
I was left feeling a bit off, after this. I wasn't quite sure how I felt about it. In some places it was enjoyable, mainly when Niffenegger got into the descriptions of the places inhabited by her characters. Highgate was beautifully described. The main problem I had was that the twists in the book were, well, painfully obvious. And it left me disliking many of the characters, if I hadn't disliked them already.
It is, essentially, a ghost story. A woman dies, leaving behind a bereaved boyfriend. Her nieces come to live in her flat - they're twins, just like the woman and her sister. While there, they find out the house is haunted and, big surprise, it's haunted by the woman who died there. The ghost is not able to do much, the twins are painfully naïve for their age and it is constantly mentioned how young they are,
This story had so much more potential, but at times it feels just a tad too forced. Liked it for the descriptions, and the occasional sort of beautiful prose, and the relationship between the upstairs neighbour and his wife (probably the only two likeable characters in the whole thing), but couldn't give it more stars because the other characters just felt flat and unlikeable. And the 'twists'. I like a twist that surprises me, and lingers on the edge until the reveal, not one that I can see coming from just a few chapters in.
It is, essentially, a ghost story. A woman dies, leaving behind a bereaved boyfriend. Her nieces come to live in her flat - they're twins, just like the woman and her sister. While there, they find out the house is haunted and, big surprise, it's haunted by the woman who died there. The ghost is not able to do much, the twins are painfully naïve for their age and it is constantly mentioned how young they are,
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which makes the relationship between one twin and the ghost's boyfriend very uncomfortable. After this and Time Traveller's Wife, I'm wondering what Niffenegger's deal is with young women/older menThis story had so much more potential, but at times it feels just a tad too forced. Liked it for the descriptions, and the occasional sort of beautiful prose, and the relationship between the upstairs neighbour and his wife (probably the only two likeable characters in the whole thing), but couldn't give it more stars because the other characters just felt flat and unlikeable. And the 'twists'. I like a twist that surprises me, and lingers on the edge until the reveal, not one that I can see coming from just a few chapters in.
It's a shame that when an author writes a best seller, everything that author writes from then on will be compared to what they first wrote even if the two are not connected in the slightest.
Saying that, I feel like Niffenegger has once again put me in a situation in where I hate what she's written and have fallen in love with it all at the same time. I feel like my head is reeling from all of the information that she unfortunately decided to throw in all at once, but at the same time, I'm glad that she did it the way that she did.
I don't want to fill my review with spoilers because I feel like this is one of those books that can't even fully be described without reading it for yourself. It's a ghost story but it's so much more. It's a story of betrayal while being a hell of a lot less.
This is one of those stories that is going to haunt me for ages and I'm always going to be trying to find a way around what happened.
That being said, people who HAVE read the story, I do feel that the ending was rushed and not thought out enough and that sometimes the story could have been expanded more and other things could have been cut completely.
This book is one that could successfully be put to film and I would honestly not mind having all of the haunting descriptions and actions put there in front of me because I have a feeling that what I think in my mind isn't nearly as beautiful as what it could be.
Saying that, I feel like Niffenegger has once again put me in a situation in where I hate what she's written and have fallen in love with it all at the same time. I feel like my head is reeling from all of the information that she unfortunately decided to throw in all at once, but at the same time, I'm glad that she did it the way that she did.
I don't want to fill my review with spoilers because I feel like this is one of those books that can't even fully be described without reading it for yourself. It's a ghost story but it's so much more. It's a story of betrayal while being a hell of a lot less.
This is one of those stories that is going to haunt me for ages and I'm always going to be trying to find a way around what happened.
That being said, people who HAVE read the story, I do feel that the ending was rushed and not thought out enough and that sometimes the story could have been expanded more and other things could have been cut completely.
This book is one that could successfully be put to film and I would honestly not mind having all of the haunting descriptions and actions put there in front of me because I have a feeling that what I think in my mind isn't nearly as beautiful as what it could be.