The Museum of Extraordinary Things: A Novel
The "spellbinding" (People, 4 stars), New York Times bestseller from the author of The Dovekeepers: an extraordinary novel about an electric and impassioned love affair--"an enchanting love story rich with history and a sense of place" (USA TODAY).Coralie Sardie is the daughter of the sinister impresario behind The Museum of Extraordinary...show more
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Gritty. Macabre. Romance. Strife. All these elements make this novel a beautifully written book based in the 19th century when life wasn't at it's best. It's like a bittersweet chocolate bar that's too good not to finish.
I loved this book. It's beautifully written and also wonderfully narrated. The characters are tragic and noble; the story is fascinating. In the audio book, Judith Light reads as the narrator (there are 2 other voices that read their own characters), and she has an amazing way of telling the story. I went back and forth from reading and listening and it is equally enjoyable. Just a wonderful book.
Morbid, Awkwardly-Written, Mysterious
I was drawn to this book by the intriguing title and the author. While there were interesting pieces of historical fiction in this book, for the most part I did not enjoy reading it. I forced myself to finish it simply because I kept thinking it must get better. It didn’t. As the storyline developed it became darker yet what was profoundly disappointing was the constant, glaring presence of the author telling ...read more
I was drawn to this book by the intriguing title and the author. While there were interesting pieces of historical fiction in this book, for the most part I did not enjoy reading it. I forced myself to finish it simply because I kept thinking it must get better. It didn’t. As the storyline developed it became darker yet what was profoundly disappointing was the constant, glaring presence of the author telling ...read more
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