The Miniaturist

by Jessie Burton | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 9781447250937 Global Overview for this book
Registered by bookguide of Wijchen, Gelderland Netherlands on 7/7/2019
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Journal Entry 1 by bookguide from Wijchen, Gelderland Netherlands on Sunday, July 7, 2019
The MiniaturistThe Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Unfortunately, I was not as impressed with this as I had expected to be, after so much hype. Living in the Netherlands. I was looking forward to learning more about the history of my adopted country. This didn’t really fit the bill, for some reason. Fortunately, the BBC made an excellent two-part adaptation that is well worth watching.



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Released 4 yrs ago (7/7/2019 UTC) at Strandpaviljoen Zoomers in Castricum, Noord-Holland Netherlands

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This book has been released as part of the following BookCrossing challenges:
- The Ultimate Challenge - read and release books, with extra points for a monthly theme
- Reduce Mount TBR (To Be Read) - read and release books on the TBR list since before the end of the previous year. My reading goal is 36 books.

Journal Entry 3 by wingHendrickjewing at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Monday, July 8, 2019
Amsterdam - 1686 : enough reasons for me to take this book home, and then The Miniaturist also looks new and enticing. A great find at our BC-meeting, thank you very much bookguide!

Journal Entry 4 by wingHendrickjewing at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Wednesday, September 11, 2019
SPOILER-ALERT...............SPOILER ALERT

Ik vond het boek heel spannend, en altijd leuk om te lezen hoe een Engelse Amsterdam ervaart en hoe ze zich er de 17e eeuw voorstelt. Zij denkt, dat Amsterdam heel godsdienst-tolerant was in de 17e eeuw behalve voor het rooms-katholicisme, en dat homo's ter dood werden gebracht. Dat laatste is mij niet bekend. Ook verschrikkelijk dat er gemarteld werd.

Het verhaal bleef tot op het laatst mysterieus en spannend, maar een echt einde is er niet. Wie was nu de Miniaturist? Hoe wist ze alles en hoe werkten de miniaturen door in het dagelijks leven? Ook niet leuk als een van de hoofdpersonen dood gaat op het eind en Nella nog steeds maagd is. Ahum.

Journal Entry 5 by wingHendrickjewing at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Monday, March 9, 2020

Released 4 yrs ago (3/9/2020 UTC) at Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Netherlands

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I think Enitnaj may like this book, since I saw mainly fairly recent literature on her wishlist.

Enitnaj, I hope you'll enjoy this book the way sneeuws intended with her 'positive vibes' -raffle!

Journal Entry 6 by wingEnitnajwing at Tilburg, Noord-Brabant Netherlands on Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Thanks so much for this nice surprise, Hendrickje, a beautiful book and some nice teas, it doesn’t get much more positive in my world 😊

Journal Entry 7 by wingEnitnajwing at Tilburg, Noord-Brabant Netherlands on Sunday, April 12, 2020
For me, this was an impressive book, but not in the way I expected it to be, when I received it. The role of the poppenhuis is quite different then expected.
SPOILER-SPOILER-SPOILER-SPOILER-SPOILER
And with Hendrickje I’m a bit dissapointed that the mysterie around the miniaturist is not really solved. And what will happen to the people in the house of the dolphin, and to the sugar that hadn’t been sold by the time Johannes departs... I wasn’t really aware of the submitted position of women in the golden ages. I mean, I knew they were not equal to men, but that it was like this I never really realized.
Some of the plot I did see coming, but there was enough suspense to want to keep reading, after I overcame my first awkward feelings with reading about Amsterdam in English (with all the Dutch names and all)
Thank you for sending this wonderful book to me in the positive vibes swap, Hendrickje, I’ll keep this book to pass on in a meeting, if we’re ever allowed to meet again...

Journal Entry 8 by wingEnitnajwing at Tilburg, Noord-Brabant Netherlands on Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (4/29/2020 UTC) at Tilburg, Noord-Brabant Netherlands

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This book will travel to Koekiebak today!

Journal Entry 9 by koekiebak at Tilburg, Noord-Brabant Netherlands on Saturday, May 16, 2020
Enitnaj gave me the book two weeks ago.
It took me a while to get into the story, but then, suddenly, I really LOVED it! It was a slow, but enjoyable and interesting read. I'm even sorry that it's finished already... So thanks, Enitnaj!
I will find a good destination for it...

Journal Entry 10 by wingEnitnajwing at Tilburg, Noord-Brabant Netherlands on Saturday, May 30, 2020
Book is back in my house, I’ll find a new reader or a release location!

Released 3 yrs ago (6/28/2020 UTC) at Natuurpoort Roovertsche Leij in Goirle, Noord-Brabant Netherlands

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Mee naar de picknickmeeting!

Journal Entry 12 by wingKafka1954wing at Deurne, Antwerpen / Anvers Belgium on Sunday, June 28, 2020
Took this book home from the "picknick-meeting" in Goirle!

Journal Entry 13 by wingKafka1954wing at Zwerfboekenrek station Mol in Mol, Antwerpen / Anvers Belgium on Monday, August 16, 2021

Released 2 yrs ago (8/18/2021 UTC) at Zwerfboekenrek station Mol in Mol, Antwerpen / Anvers Belgium

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Bye, book!
Go and make some new friends!

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