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websterworks's review
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
treadawayj1's review against another edition
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
kristin_roemer's review
3.0
Barely finished this before it got returned to the library. Not the biggest fan of this - don’t know if it was the lack of chronology or the dozen narrative perspectives or what but something about this just made it more of a chore to pick back up. Probably did not help that I read it with a few days in between at a time, so the disjointed nature of the book was amplified. I do find it interesting that I have read 4/5 of the “further reading” suggestions and only enjoyed 2 of them...
juliachilver's review against another edition
3.0
This is nearly a 4 star rating from me. My least favourite Maggie O’Farrell book.
Great writing. Characters that you’ll keep thinking about but, boy, does she make you work for it.
It leaps about in time and place and while I normally enjoy that sort of thing I was confused several times. Once I’d made a timeline and written a family tree it was easier.
I don’t think I cared enough about Daniel and I wasn’t invested in his relationship with Claudette. When the character of Rosalind is introduced at p 436, I was more interested/invested in her story than I was in Daniel. Ending that chapter with Daniel asking her what she is going to do and her reply of, ‘That is another story,’ was frustrating.
I was also disappointed that we did not find out more about her motivation for being in Ireland.
I suspect, though, that the characters will stay with me and in a few weeks ill wonder why I only gave it 3* review
Great writing. Characters that you’ll keep thinking about but, boy, does she make you work for it.
It leaps about in time and place and while I normally enjoy that sort of thing I was confused several times. Once I’d made a timeline and written a family tree it was easier.
I don’t think I cared enough about Daniel and I wasn’t invested in his relationship with Claudette. When the character of Rosalind is introduced at p 436, I was more interested/invested in her story than I was in Daniel. Ending that chapter with Daniel asking her what she is going to do and her reply of, ‘That is another story,’ was frustrating.
I was also disappointed that we did not find out more about her motivation for being in Ireland.
I suspect, though, that the characters will stay with me and in a few weeks ill wonder why I only gave it 3* review
jharts's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
carrielucas's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Okay I am now a Maggie O’Farrell stan (as if Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait weren’t good enough lol)
rosegrace's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mkoshy's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5