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lilyruby99's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
sandrawhatsherface's review against another edition
1.0
This book was really disappointing. The writing was not only bad, but also confusing. I'm not sure if the dialogue was suppose to be vague, but it seemed really unrealistic to how people have a conversation. It was like they were constantly speaking in riddles. Most of the main characters actions made zero sense and aren't explained properly. Nella is so oblivious to everything that it just makes her seem dumb.
I really wanted to stop reading after a hundred pages, but the mystery of the miniaturist made me persevere...and let me tell you what a HUGE disappointment that was. Also I could care less about the freaking sugar.
I really wanted to stop reading after a hundred pages, but the mystery of the miniaturist made me persevere...and let me tell you what a HUGE disappointment that was. Also I could care less about the freaking sugar.
nhodrali's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
shhhhh_reading's review against another edition
4.0
It took be a while to get into The Miniaturist but, once I was hooked, I couldn't put it down. Really enjoyable.
destinyhukom's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-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? Yes
4.75
cdawnmitchell's review against another edition
4.0
Vivid setting, good characters (although I found some of them to be inconsistent), interesting story. I wish there had been more about the miniatures and I wish the explanation for them hadn't been so vague.
cookingwithkathy's review against another edition
2.0
Jessie Burton's writing is beautiful, lyrical even. She really set the scene of late 17th Century Amsterdam. I devoured this book in 4 days! I would have liked to give it a better rating, but I did not like the story itself. SPOILERS AHEAD. My biggest problem was that the supernatural powers of the "miniaturist" were not explained. Then three-fourths of the way into the story, this character leaves or gets taken away by the burgomasters--this is not entirely clear--but what IS clear is that the character is gone. Now the story is just about a man who is being tried for "unholy acts" and the shattered family he leaves behind. If the miniaturist had remained part of the story, and been able to help him/them out of their problems, I would have liked it better.
jochand's review against another edition
4.0
Very enjoyable story although I found the first third a slow pace and wasn’t sure where it was going. Then it all changed with the story unfolding. Without giving away any spoilers I would have liked to have seen more character depth and relationship built between Nella and Johannes in that first third, in order to believe her loyalty to him.
havrelina's review against another edition
2.0
Detta var nog inte min typ av bok. Läste halva i fysisk form på svenska, men det gick så sakta att jag var tvungen att byta till ljudbok (som bara fanns på engelska) för att komma framåt på något sätt. Historien är bitvis spännande, delarna som handlar om miniatyrmakaren och mysteriet kring detta. I övrigt är den ganska platt och livlös, både i språk, handling och karaktärsbyggnad.