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A review by franalibi
The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
3.0
The Doll Factory is a pretty ironic and dark tale.
You have Rose and Iris who are twin sisters and work in a doll factory shop. One with scars from smallpox and another with a twisted collar bone from birth.
Louis Frost, a Pre-Raphaelite painter, who Iris decides to leave her sister and the shop to model for - and be taught to paint!
Then you have Silas, a collector and pretty much a psychopath. Who happens upon Iris and becomes overalls obsessed with having her.
It’s ironic because Silas treats her like an object (even though he wants her to be his friend). But really it’s like having a doll and wishing they’re your friend. It’s so creepy and I really hated him.
The reason why this book is 3 stars is because I feel the story abruptly ends. Do Louis and Iris even find each other again? Does Rose find her? I don’t know.
I feel Macneal might have made this more deliberate to make you feel really uneasy...
You have Rose and Iris who are twin sisters and work in a doll factory shop. One with scars from smallpox and another with a twisted collar bone from birth.
Louis Frost, a Pre-Raphaelite painter, who Iris decides to leave her sister and the shop to model for - and be taught to paint!
Then you have Silas, a collector and pretty much a psychopath. Who happens upon Iris and becomes overalls obsessed with having her.
It’s ironic because Silas treats her like an object (even though he wants her to be his friend). But really it’s like having a doll and wishing they’re your friend. It’s so creepy and I really hated him.
The reason why this book is 3 stars is because I feel the story abruptly ends. Do Louis and Iris even find each other again? Does Rose find her? I don’t know.
I feel Macneal might have made this more deliberate to make you feel really uneasy...