maartje_volder's Reviews (578)

Sometimes you come across a book that seems right, but just isn't for you. I like the idea of this book, but it rubbed me the wrong way in some parts. And I just didn't connect with the main character. I just find him a little bit creepy.

I just... don't know?

Over the years I have read a few of King's his books and I often enjoy them. And then I decided it was time to tackle this monster. But it's a bit underwhelming? The first 30 chapters orso, it is hard to get attached to a character, because most that we meet just die. And then when we do get invested, they start dying as well. Also for some reason the man to woman ratio is just off, and statistically if that was off it would be the other way around. But the end was not as spectacular as I would have hoped.

I never read this book when everybody was raving about it and I came by it last week and felt like I should give it a shot.

John Green his writing style is nice, easy going. His characters feel genuine. The story is a bit predictable, and at times he writes about the book in the book and you just feel like he want his book to be like that book. That turned me off a bit. Also little things that are wrong like 16 year olds being able to get champagne (I checked, this was not a thing when the book came out, it was already changed to 18, and we knew that was coming 4 years before the book came out). Also, the Anne Frank part where people clapped... That was just pure cringe.

So all in all, it was nice. Not great, not deep, not life changing. Probably a good perspective if you want to do day in the life of a cancer patient.

I was hoping the Seventh book about the Seventh sister would give me some answers, but alas it has given me more questions. Which might never get an answer...

The story was nice, I love how all these novels will bring you back to a past where something of significant importance was happening, but from a very normal people point of view. Ireland in the twentieth century certainly had a lot of turmoil so it was a good story. But the damn plot twists and the unanswered questions :(

I once watched the movie. It was a while ago so I kinda knew the gist, but the details had faded. I just know it was a pretty good movie. When I came across this book I felt I needed to read it. Because if you like the movie, the book has to be better right?

Well it was a great story. And they know it. They are almost smug about it throughout the story, but it seems to honest that you accept it. The story itself is just gruesome, but it is told in such a pleasant calm way.

I am just not sure? I mean, she is crazy. I think? Or is the world crazy? Why isn't she right? Is it the father? The world?

All in all this was a bit disturbing. I liked how it ventured into different terrain than most novels, but it seems really exploratory. In the end it didn't seem to get anywhere, or have a point.

The movie does this book justice. Well ofcourse you miss a bit of stuff, and some of the best laughs aren't in the movie, but it got the gist of it. Remarkable idea for a book and a good story.

The story within a story is really well done here. The connection between the stories and how they come together is brilliantly done and realistic. Still feel a little bad for Liesbeth.

At first, the different storylines and the stories within stories is confusing. But as expected they all grow together. At first I thought the short stories were just written about the objects, but

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then it seems like those are the real things that have happend

which confused me a bit about the chronology of everything.

In the end it is a nice read without too much to think about. Just a nice go along happy ending book.

Love the light read, has been on my tbr list for yeeeears now. Just mainly happy that I tackled it. Plot was a bit predicatable even though they tried so hard to keep telling me it was not. I do not like the ship tho, that was the biggest turnoff. He just seems so toxic.