A review by shrike_
The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
1.0
To me, magical realism is a genre that takes just the right story and voice to land beautifully. And while I desperately wanted that for 'The Museum of Extraordinary Things', I just don't think it pulled it off.
This is one of the rare books I had to force myself to finish, setting a page amount for each day and soldiering through before I could turn my attention to something else. I'm writing this review with some distance between me and the novel, and I couldn't tell you a damn interesting thing about either of the main characters.
I found the both of them impossible to relate to or love, and as such their relationship with one another couldn't hold my interest in the slightest. The pacing of it felt peculiar, and as if they met and immediately were prepared to be tethered to one another for the rest of their lives.
I'm sure it's a beautiful story for the right audience, unfortunately that wasn't me.
This is one of the rare books I had to force myself to finish, setting a page amount for each day and soldiering through before I could turn my attention to something else. I'm writing this review with some distance between me and the novel, and I couldn't tell you a damn interesting thing about either of the main characters.
I found the both of them impossible to relate to or love, and as such their relationship with one another couldn't hold my interest in the slightest. The pacing of it felt peculiar, and as if they met and immediately were prepared to be tethered to one another for the rest of their lives.
I'm sure it's a beautiful story for the right audience, unfortunately that wasn't me.