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jdgcreates 's review for:
The Glassmaker
by Tracy Chevalier
I really got immersed in the Murano/Venice setting of the Rosso Family and was intrigued by Orsola’s journey as a woman and glassmaker throughout the…centuries? That is what didn’t really work for me, as the time-skipping sections felt disruptive and weird. It was interesting to see Orsola live in several time periods, but it didn’t really work for me as a reader overall and I would’ve preferred to see time progress through the eyes of her descendants.
The Plague section being mirrored in the COVID-19 pandemic section was certainly a trip and a very troubling one as someone who lived through the latter. I also appreciated that Chevalier incorporated the climate crisis and its effects on Venice.
I would love to get hot chocolate (overpriced though it is) at Caffè Florian in Venice, and see some glassmaking on Murano.
The Plague section being mirrored in the COVID-19 pandemic section was certainly a trip and a very troubling one as someone who lived through the latter. I also appreciated that Chevalier incorporated the climate crisis and its effects on Venice.
I would love to get hot chocolate (overpriced though it is) at Caffè Florian in Venice, and see some glassmaking on Murano.