Reviews with content warning for Animal death - The Miniaturist

A beautifully toned book with a seventeenth century Amsterdam as background.

I was a bit disappointed with the final turn of events as well as the explanation of the main plot though. I also didn't feel very connected to the characters.

However the intigre and the background of the book made it worth my time.

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kavarnistka's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

3.0

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plants_and_bees's review against another edition

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Loveable characters? No

1.0

I can't believe I finished this book
The ending was Not. Worth it, made me go from a 1.25 stars to a solid 1 star

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rhi_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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nrogers_1030's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I’ve tried to listen to this last year & found it dull. Fast forward and I wanted to give it another shot, but I chose to read instead of listening to the audiobook. I loved it! I could hardly put it down until I could finish. It has a slower pace, but the amount of character building … it was just phenomenal. I wish there was a “happily ever after” because I love those, but it would have been far-fetched & stretched at best.

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booksemmahasread's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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watermelonvodka's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I'm so frustrated. While reading this book, I enjoyed it. I liked the writing style, and I enjoyed the story for the most part. I was intrigued by the miniaturist and liked the mystery of it all.
But then we didn't even get answers. We didn't get answers as to how she knows things, if she was predicting the future or making it, we didn't get answers as to why she did what she did, and why she was so mysterious and stayed hiding. Nothing.
The story gets quite depressing, and for what? Nothing.
The miniaturist and the cabinet house didn't even have to be in the book. The story would have been exactly the same. The miniaturist stuff seems like it's important to the story while you're reading it, but it isn't. It was pointless. Pointless!!!

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