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norairos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
saliwali's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Death
Moderate: Sexual content, Child death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Abandonment
Minor: Bullying, War, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Gun violence
staceyinthesticks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: War, Infidelity, Car accident, and Death
asourceoffiction's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The story relies on some big coincidences, and connections to Birchwood that just happen to bring two disparate stories together. But Morton really seems to excel at making this sort of thing entirely believable; there is an implication throughout that the house is almost helping to bring together these seemingly random strands. And by the end, I found some of the coincidences really heartwarming.
From about half way through there were so many layers of mystery that I didn't think the book could possibly resolve every question that arose; and I wrote them all down to keep track! But it managed to do all that and more. It even ties up some of the details that I'd forgotten while not paying enough attention. While The Clockmaker's Daughter was incredibly complicated at times, it was also really evocative and so emotional. I had so much love for so many of the characters, and in the end I loved it just as much as The Lake House.
Graphic: Death of parent and Child death
Moderate: Death and Abandonment
lauramcc7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Pregnancy and War
Minor: Sexual content
steepz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I will say that with all the build-up and mystery surrounding the time-tipping event, the actual event is kind of underwhelming. Still, it's about the journey which this book definitely is.
As always Kates's writing is so immersive and well written, my favourite example:
"The winds blew and the trees moaned, and thunder rolled down the river to take the house within it's clutches; while inside, talk turned to spirits and curses. There was a fire, crackling in the grate, and the candle flames quivered, and in the darkness, in that atmosphere of delicious fear and confession, something ill was conjured." Not a ghost, oh, no not that- the deed when done was entirely human."
chefs kiss
Graphic: Death, War, and Child abuse
Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual harassment
wherethewildreadsare's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Death, and Animal cruelty
mariebrunelm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, and Grief
Minor: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
graceolivia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Stalking, and Violence