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A review by sammilittlejohns
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
4.0
The more I think about this book the more I like it. I think partly, I'm not very smart, and take things as face value whilst i'm reading, even though I do try to look out for clues! But the reason then I give this 4 stars is because I keep wondering about this book after, and the more I thought about it, the more I understood in hindsight?? There is so much clever symbolism in this book that I missed.
I loved the style of writing this was in, like styled Victorian, and the fact the author kept bringing the clues back so you didn't have to remember every detail by yourself. The characters and story are incredibly interesting, and not really anything I've read before, so it has points for being unique. Plus the story is nicely summed up at the end, and for me the jumping back and forward in time wasn't confusing, it was just an interesting way of telling the story.
I loved the style of writing this was in, like styled Victorian, and the fact the author kept bringing the clues back so you didn't have to remember every detail by yourself. The characters and story are incredibly interesting, and not really anything I've read before, so it has points for being unique. Plus the story is nicely summed up at the end, and for me the jumping back and forward in time wasn't confusing, it was just an interesting way of telling the story.