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De dochter van de ambassadeur: Een prachtig verhaal over moed, verlangen en liefde in bewogen tijden
Pam Jenoff
3.44 AVERAGE
95 reviews for:
De dochter van de ambassadeur: Een prachtig verhaal over moed, verlangen en liefde in bewogen tijden
Pam Jenoff
3.44 AVERAGE
Magnificent concept but poor execution and wasted potential.
I wanted to love this book. I really did. It was slow to start off reading and hard for me to get into. I did adore the romance between Georg and Margot but, in the end there was just so much wasted potential- concepts that I wish were delved deeper into.
I wanted to love this book. I really did. It was slow to start off reading and hard for me to get into. I did adore the romance between Georg and Margot but, in the end there was just so much wasted potential- concepts that I wish were delved deeper into.
If I’m being completely honest, romance wise, I much preferred this one to The Kommandant’s Girl. Although, it is almost EXACTLY the same story with almost EXACTLY the same characters, Pam Jenoff did a great job changing it to fit in with the post-WW1 settings. It was interesting to watch how quickly my opinions of the characters changed. Wonderful book!
I really enjoyed reading this book. There were quite a few moments where the story lagged a bit, which is why I docked it a star. I really enjoyed how Jenoff has the main relationship be centered around a father and daughter, which hasn’t been seen a lot in my reading career.
Did not enjoy this as much as the first two books in the series. This is supposed to be the prequel. The storyline dragged for me. I felt like the character development was not consistent and oftentimes contradictory. I have another of this author's books to read; I hope I like it better!
I did not like this book as much as The Lost Girls of Paris by the San author. I thought that Margot, the main character was weak and selfish. It took the whole book for her to mature. There are two sequels which I will probably read, but I hope they are better than this one.
The Ambassador’s Daughter by Pam Jenoff set in 1919 Paris just after WWI, the war to end all wars. Margot Rosenthal and her father straddle the line between German and Jew, and the atmosphere after the war has greatly changed how German and Jew alike are seen by the rest of Europe and even at home. Jenoff carefully crafts a set of characters who are genuine in emotion and struggle, but also who remain a bit mysterious even to one another until the end of the novel.
Margot has lived her life in relative protection by her father after the death of her mother, but as she and her father experience Paris for the first time after the war, she must face the truth of events that once seemed so far away. Her impending marriage to Stefan, a childhood boy from the neighborhood wounded during the war, and her father’s precarious role as a precursor to the German delegation to the peace conference that will decide the fate of Germany and so many others.
Read the full review: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2013/02/the-ambassadors-daughter-by-pam-jenoff.html
Margot has lived her life in relative protection by her father after the death of her mother, but as she and her father experience Paris for the first time after the war, she must face the truth of events that once seemed so far away. Her impending marriage to Stefan, a childhood boy from the neighborhood wounded during the war, and her father’s precarious role as a precursor to the German delegation to the peace conference that will decide the fate of Germany and so many others.
Read the full review: http://savvyverseandwit.com/2013/02/the-ambassadors-daughter-by-pam-jenoff.html
The Ambassador’s Daughter tells the story of Margot Rosenthal, a twenty year old daughter, who accompanies her father, a professor and temporary diplomat between the West and Germany delegations. As Margot navigates the post-war city of Paris and Versailles, she meets members of the underground and finds her own path.
Overall, despite Jenoff’s amazing writing, I wasn’t a big fan of the story. I was hoping it would go more into the WWI aspects and the treaty sessions to juxtapose what the outcome was. Instead, it felt like a run of the mill “girl who’s ahead of her time, feeling pinned by her society’s expectations, and deals with the affections of a love triangle.” Margot’s character felt flat to me and the truely interesting POV would’ve been her Polish friend & artist Krysia. Instead, half of her musings are of wandering France and avoiding her wounded fiancée. I give it a 2/5.
Overall, despite Jenoff’s amazing writing, I wasn’t a big fan of the story. I was hoping it would go more into the WWI aspects and the treaty sessions to juxtapose what the outcome was. Instead, it felt like a run of the mill “girl who’s ahead of her time, feeling pinned by her society’s expectations, and deals with the affections of a love triangle.” Margot’s character felt flat to me and the truely interesting POV would’ve been her Polish friend & artist Krysia. Instead, half of her musings are of wandering France and avoiding her wounded fiancée. I give it a 2/5.
It was interesting to see behind the scenes of the Paris Peace Talks from the perspective of an advisor to the German delegation. I thought the story was situated nicely among the factual historical events.
If I’m being completely honest, romance wise, I much preferred this one to The Kommandant’s Girl. Although, it is almost EXACTLY the same story with almost EXACTLY the same characters, Pam Jenoff did a great job changing it to fit in with the post-WW1 settings. It was interesting to watch how quickly my opinions of the characters changed. Wonderful book!