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This is the kind of book that reminds me why I love reading. It's everything I could possibly want in a novel, and the execution is beautiful! It's dark and Gothic, filled with mystery and intrigue, romance and scandal, twists and lies, all wrapped up in phenomenally beautiful prose.
This book grabbed me from page one and never let up. The atmosphere and the mystery of the novel absolutely mesmerized me and sucked me in completely. I loved all the twists and turns, and apart from one big one whi ...more
This book grabbed me from page one and never let up. The atmosphere and the mystery of the novel absolutely mesmerized me and sucked me in completely. I loved all the twists and turns, and apart from one big one whi ...more
I am not even remotely qualified to attempt to review this book, but I feel that I need to say something about it.
It has been rare, in my experiences with books throughout my life, to come across a work as beautifully written as this book. The pace was neither too swift, nor too slow, the language (even as a translation) was mesmerizing, the characters were well developed, and the plot was engrossin. While I'm uncertain about my desire or ability to ever re-read this book, I find myself wanting ...more
It has been rare, in my experiences with books throughout my life, to come across a work as beautifully written as this book. The pace was neither too swift, nor too slow, the language (even as a translation) was mesmerizing, the characters were well developed, and the plot was engrossin. While I'm uncertain about my desire or ability to ever re-read this book, I find myself wanting ...more
A very interesting story, but pretty confusing. Ultimately I enjoyed it, but if you asked me what the book was about, I still couldn't sum it up.
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I couldn't really get into this one which was surprising because i usually like historical fiction.
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Jun 11, 2014
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I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this book.
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