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The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

13 reviews

soph_mills's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-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

4.0


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shayminxcx's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I thought it was really really good and enjoyed reading it immensely. However…
a few things in the last parts could have been expanded on further and there’s a cast of over 15 people and not one of them was even a bit fruity? Also I didn’t feel like Moody’s story was tied up as well as it could’ve been.
Still was a great book, challenging but enjoyable.

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chatdombre's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious slow-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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wemilyebb's review

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adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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emmonsannae's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

As I was reading, I kept thinking how glad I was that this book was so long because it meant I would get to spend more time reading it… now that’s a good book! The plot was especially twisty, the pacing was exquisite, the characters were all dimensioned and flawed and brilliant. The ending was satisfying as well. Such a great read!

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serenspace's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25


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annahelle's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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bill369's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I read this book for The StoryGraph Reads the World 2022 challenge.

The characters were complex, gripping and overall perfect. Nevertheless, I didn't grow to like them. I was more interested in the plot than the characters.

Twists, illegitimate bastards, séances, past disputes and an immense amount of money missing. Contained. The plot is fabulous! I must acknowledge that it was hard getting into the book. Primarily because of the high number of characters and their detailed descriptions. However, once I remembered who each character was, I was hooked. The story has a tremendous quantity of details. I am firmly impressed by that.

Page 480, unrequited love.
  
„(...) Vykládali jsme nesmysly a já plácla nějakou hloupost o neopětované lásce. A on mne zastavil a řekl, že neopětovaná láska není možná; že to potom není láska. Prý, že lásku je třeba dávat achronologicaljímat, aby se dvě rovnocenné poloviny spojily v celek, v milenecký pár.“
 

I was hoping the book would end with chronilogical summary of the events yet it didn't. Thankfully, this summary exists online therefore I understood what I didn't understand.

I'm proud I managed to read this book and understand the more extensive portion of it since it wasn't an easy read. I'm glad I read it because it was a personal challenge.

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miamcmillan's review

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adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

a massive achievement of a novel. to be quite honest the astrological structure and the complexity of it is astounding and it is a real work of art. the writing is beautiful, sticks to the victorian style (which i think had been criticised but read very well for me and suits the tone of the plot), and is not condescending or too showy, which is refreshing. the reader has to work things out for themselves which makes it all the more mysterious. the first bit is slightly slow but it picks up a bit more as you get into it, which from what i’ve read was catton’s intention and she does it brilliantly. the use of extremely racist and derogatory language is VERY liberal. overall it’s a gorgeous exhibition of a book, and id highly recommend if you don’t mind a slower read.

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eilidhfisher's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

It’s an incredible and complexly woven plot. I was really impressed by it and didn’t want to put it down after I got into it. But there is a lot of racism particularly towards the two Chinese characters, I understand it is truthful of the time period 1800s) but it was difficult reading and is a constant throughout the book. 

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