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El maestro de la inocencia by Tracy Chevalier

narniaru's review against another edition

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3.0

While I enjoyed the story and it was all in vivid detail, I felt the voice for the "children" was too young. They were meant to be older than 15, but I felt like I was looking through the eyes of much younger children

wglass's review against another edition

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

2.75

holmfridurhp's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad slow-paced

5.0

dajna's review against another edition

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3.0

Ho finito [b:L'innocenza|22717928|L'innocenza|Tracy Chevalier|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1599727440l/22717928._SY75_.jpg|1363345]

Per ora il romanzo meno riuscito che abbia letto, tra quelli della Chevalier.
Il mio preferito è [b:Strane creature|7418221|Strane creature|Tracy Chevalier|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1615201439l/7418221._SY75_.jpg|6647405], anche se l’ho conosciuta grazie alla [b:La ragazza con l'orecchino di perla|1668732|La ragazza con l'orecchino di perla|Tracy Chevalier|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1409852340l/1668732._SY75_.jpg|3358875].
Anche [b:Falling Angels|2872|Falling Angels|Tracy Chevalier|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327995250l/2872._SY75_.jpg|2220311], quello sulle suffragette, mi è piaciuto, ma qui la presenza di William Blake è una forzatura inutile. I 3 ragazzi avrebbero potuto vivere accanto a chiunque e il romanzo si sarebbe sviluppato nello stesso modo. Ha più impatto storico il signor Astley e il suo circo delle incisioni di Blake, che si muove sullo sfondo come uno zio eccentrico più che come un poeta. Persino l’eco della rivoluzione francese è debole.
Francamente mi aspettavo un contesto storico più dettagliato, più accurato, come mi ero abituata nei romanzi precedenti.
Non che la storia di Jem, Maggie e Maisie sia brutta, per carità: ma è una storia neutra, senza alti né bassi, piacevole per passare un pomeriggio rilassante e nulla più.

pelicaaan's review against another edition

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2.0

Disappointing.

gardngoyle's review against another edition

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2.0

I got bored with this one after about 75 pages. The characters were fine but the pace was far too slow. Also, there is a fine line between creating atmosphere and simply filling pages with adjectives and lists.

dajana88's review against another edition

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4.0

„Plameni sjaj“ samo još jednom dokazuje zašto mi je Tracy Chevalier jedna od omiljenih spisateljica – čak i najobičniju priču podigne na višu razinu svojim predivnim pripovijedanjem. Dobro, nije ovo baš tako obična priča, itekako je otvoreno dosta tema o kojima vrijedi raspravljati, a među likovima je i engleski pjesnik i slikar, u svoje vrijeme ekscentrik, William Blake. Iako on sam nije u središtu romana, njegova zbirka „Pjesme nevinosti i iskustva“ poslužila je kao poveznica između dvoje mladih, Jema i Maggie, glavnih likova ovog romana.

bookswithboo's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious

2.5

lizjane's review against another edition

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3.0

Tyger, tyger burning bright. Fiction account of girl and circus who live near William Blake in 1790s London.

desirosie's review against another edition

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3.0

This was good, but it didn't shine for me as much as my favorites by Chevalier.