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magalis 's review for:
Bellman and Black: A Ghost Story
by Diane Setterfield
Did I enjoy it? Meh. I didn't not enjoy it. This was a very middle of the road book for me. I didn't hate it, but I also didn't come away from it feeling like it made a lasting impact and that I loved it. I did enjoy the audiobook narrator (Jack Davenport) quite a bit.
Would I read it again? Probably not.
Who would I recommend it to? If you're a fan of Victorian England and the mourning culture of the time period you might find it interesting. It's billed as a ghost story, but it's not really one.
Any other thoughts? I wish that the story would have focused more on Dora at some points, especially towards the end. I was pretty bored with Will Blackman's predictable storyline, but I was intrigued by his daughter. If there had been more written about her I probably wouldn't think that though, so it was probably for the best. I also had trouble keeping the timeline straight in my head, maybe it was because I was listening to it as an audiobook rather than reading a physical copy? But I feel like the timeline would all of a sudden jump ahead 10 years with no indication that it was going to, and then the time jump would be mentioned in passing and I was left being like, "oh, ok then I guess Will is in his 40s now?" I also like the little bits about the Rooks scattered between each section. I learned a lot about them, which was interesting!
Would I read it again? Probably not.
Who would I recommend it to? If you're a fan of Victorian England and the mourning culture of the time period you might find it interesting. It's billed as a ghost story, but it's not really one.
Any other thoughts? I wish that the story would have focused more on Dora at some points, especially towards the end. I was pretty bored with Will Blackman's predictable storyline, but I was intrigued by his daughter. If there had been more written about her I probably wouldn't think that though, so it was probably for the best. I also had trouble keeping the timeline straight in my head, maybe it was because I was listening to it as an audiobook rather than reading a physical copy? But I feel like the timeline would all of a sudden jump ahead 10 years with no indication that it was going to, and then the time jump would be mentioned in passing and I was left being like, "oh, ok then I guess Will is in his 40s now?" I also like the little bits about the Rooks scattered between each section. I learned a lot about them, which was interesting!