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3.5
I had high expectations of this because of Hamnet and maybe because of that I was disappointed. I thought the writing was beautiful and the author brought 16th century to life. I also liked the main character. But I often found myself bored because not a lot happens in this book. While I was ok with that in Hamnet, I wasn’t here. Not sure why. I liked this but I didn’t love it. ...more
I had high expectations of this because of Hamnet and maybe because of that I was disappointed. I thought the writing was beautiful and the author brought 16th century to life. I also liked the main character. But I often found myself bored because not a lot happens in this book. While I was ok with that in Hamnet, I wasn’t here. Not sure why. I liked this but I didn’t love it. ...more
It's really hard to decide if this is a 4 or 5 star book. I was engrossed in the story of Lucrezia and the author really made the characters and setting come alive. These are the type of novels that make you want to dig further into the story - and O'Farrell gives us lots of references to dive into. Among them is the poem that Browning wrote ("The Last Duchess") that is said to be based the marriage of the Duke of Ferrara and Lucrezia. My only criticism - and hence why I did not give the book 5
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A little draggy in places but I loved how the author set up a feeling of foreboding at the start that goes through the book. Almost like a gothic novel. I found the "surprise" ending a bit predictable and not really believable.
The author did a fabulous job of making you feel like you were there in 1550s Italy. Very evocative. ...more
The author did a fabulous job of making you feel like you were there in 1550s Italy. Very evocative. ...more
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