Reviews

The Lost History of Dreams: A Novel by Kris Waldherr

manoushp109's review against another edition

1.75

i learned all about daguerrotyping of the dead which i didn’t know anything about but interesting to learn. it should’ve been left as a book about grief and how he uses hugh and daguerrotyping to overcome his lost love 

the church scene was actually so embarrassing 

surprised this book is written by a woman considering the amount of times a woman’s tits are mentioned 

this book had so much potential im so upset about the end. the last like 100 pages the whole story went to shit. what was the point of the entire middle of all of it was wrong. clearly gothic bc it’s j sadness and then a looping cycle of plot

the story of lucian and adelaide ???? maybe the most wonderful love ever ??? he (the gardeners son) loved her (a spinster) so much that after coming back from war he won her hand and the estate in a game against her dad and loved her so much that when she couldnt have a child he planted rose bushes to feed into her superstition and then when she died in giving birth, he bled out on the thorns of the roses ?? bc he loved her so much ??? and their daughter looked so much like her that he knew he would never stop grieving ?????????? the tragedy of it all. also robert and isabelle shouldnt have been in love. she shouldn’t have lied about her identity. they shouldn’t have fucked in the church. the two of them shouldnt have had a parallel to hugh and ada. i’m so angry. also wtf was the point of grace and owen if they just left.

bkyjsn's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

It was fine, but drawn out for what it was. 

sydneeelise's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

gonturans's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars

this definitely lost me in the back half

vivireadsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

2.5 ⭐️⭐️

mbeth10's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

disasterchick's review against another edition

1.0

I thought this would be an interesting book. However, I was not a fan of Wuthering Heights and I feel this story is set up similarly to confuse the reader. I did read this as an audio book and I would find myself loosing interest, so I may have missed something. However, there are events that happen that made me do a second take when I am told A but now it's B I have a hard time believing the narrator.

megancmahon's review against another edition

Just didn't grip me. The plot and premise were interesting, but I found the writing very boring and a slog to get through. By 75 pages in, something should have happened to keep my interest.

opheliasviolence's review against another edition

3.0

3.8 stars

anabelle_13's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25