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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
medium-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:
Complicated
I loved this book. It had such a lovely charm and I loved the characters of Mori and Thaniel
Everything was described so perfectly without being too much and the story when along at a perfect pace, very exciting but still easy to follow
I found Grace's character to be selfish and horrid but the ending felt right
Everything was described so perfectly without being too much and the story when along at a perfect pace, very exciting but still easy to follow
I found Grace's character to be selfish and horrid but the ending felt right
Interesting story but not gonna lie, a bit confusing.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
After having put off reading this book for half a year, I finally go around finishing it. And I'm glad I did. Although pretty slow paced and at times very hard for me to focus on, it is a great, original story the likes of which I haven't read before.
Thaniel leads a boring, always the same life until one day the strange watch he found in his room saves his life. He goes in search of its watchmaker, Keita Mori - a lonely japanese immigrant - and in him he finds something unexpected. Grace's life is certainly not boring, as she tries to prove the existance of the luminiferous ether - an endeavor only the reader knows is pointless. In the course of the book their stories intertwine into a chaotic mess of irish terrorists, japanese immigrants, clockwork machinery and supernatural friendship.
The book constantly switches between perspectives, times and places, mainly taking place in London and Japan, around the year 1884. The author does a great job at painting a picture of this setting, by making the characters fit the time (and this avoiding one of my least favourite tropes: the out of time feminist) and adding clever little details (like mentioning a depressed dutch painter and the Michelson-Morrey-Experiment). She also clearly did a lot of research on the Irish-English relation as well as Japan and japanese immigrants in London. Everything adds up to a very round and scenic athmosphere that makes this book such a joy to read.
I usually don't like slow books because i have a terrible attention span, but I'm willing to forgive this because the characters are great. I find it hard to desribe them now, you simply have to read the book to see what I mean. But their slow but steady characterisation, their little quirks that set them apart and of course their careful interactions are really special.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street is a touching, at times a bit confusing, but all in all wonderful story about friendship, with just enough politics, 19th century vibes and fantastical elements in it to make it an ever surprising and ecclectic adventure.
Thaniel leads a boring, always the same life until one day the strange watch he found in his room saves his life. He goes in search of its watchmaker, Keita Mori - a lonely japanese immigrant - and in him he finds something unexpected. Grace's life is certainly not boring, as she tries to prove the existance of the luminiferous ether - an endeavor only the reader knows is pointless. In the course of the book their stories intertwine into a chaotic mess of irish terrorists, japanese immigrants, clockwork machinery and supernatural friendship.
The book constantly switches between perspectives, times and places, mainly taking place in London and Japan, around the year 1884. The author does a great job at painting a picture of this setting, by making the characters fit the time (and this avoiding one of my least favourite tropes: the out of time feminist) and adding clever little details (like mentioning a depressed dutch painter and the Michelson-Morrey-Experiment). She also clearly did a lot of research on the Irish-English relation as well as Japan and japanese immigrants in London. Everything adds up to a very round and scenic athmosphere that makes this book such a joy to read.
I usually don't like slow books because i have a terrible attention span, but I'm willing to forgive this because the characters are great. I find it hard to desribe them now, you simply have to read the book to see what I mean. But their slow but steady characterisation, their little quirks that set them apart and of course their careful interactions are really special.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street is a touching, at times a bit confusing, but all in all wonderful story about friendship, with just enough politics, 19th century vibes and fantastical elements in it to make it an ever surprising and ecclectic adventure.