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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
Quite the page turner. Great weaving of two stories that blend to one - and incredible visuals. A solid ending, too.
Het was een traag verhaal en zat nog niet genoeg spanning in
emotional
informative
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It wasn’t my thing and I was not excited about picking it up. It was interesting and well written
An intriguing and cleverly constructed story about the sources of creative inspiration and the consequences of one generation's decisions upon the next, as well as an exploration of national identity and social tensions in democracies that seems very apposite at the time of reading.
It was a good book BUT I can’t imagine why she wrote from the POV of a Caribbean immigrant. She doesn’t know what it’s like for people to be racist. And also - having them speak in whatever accent she thinks they had back then was a bad idea
This book was 1000x better than her first book, The Miniaturist. The characters were much more fleshed out, much more real, and the plot actually hung together. Her writing is meaty and easy to get hooked on, and I read this book in about a day. Still a slightly disappointing ending, but I hope she will get better at tying it all together as she writes more.
Cityread London 2018: a cracking choice for the world’s biggest book group, brimming with period colour of Swinging London (TM) and the terrors of the Spanish civil war. Timely, too, given Windrush, where, if you don’t feel you fully belong, being asked to produce documents for the authorities can be the most terrifying thing. Definitely a-muse-d.
I really enjoyed this book. I loved both timelines and how they connected. I loved the characters. Turns out I just love a book with a slowly uncovered personal mystery. It was really well written, and fun to read. Highly enjoyable.
Jessie Burton's books, and this one too, are always meticulously researched and very entertaining!