As a novel about a Victorian man who makes his fortune by clever planning in business, I liked it okay. The book dealt kindly with aging and grief and the trauma of grief on a large scale. But I thought it was supposed to be a ghost story, so I kept waiting for that aspect, and kept being disappoint...
There was potential. Interesting atmosphere, nice writing. Then it went on, in detail, about the running of a mill. Then, an emporium. It went on, and on, and on. They set up mysterious details. Some interesting bits to keep me wanting to read. But then it followed through on none of them, and when ...
ARC provided by Atria/Emily Bestler Books through Netgalley As a young boy, William Bellman kills a bird with a sling-shot. This small but cruel act defines his fate. One by one, people begin to die around him - and at every funeral there is a mysterious man in black... Bellman is a flat charac...
I cringe writing this…I loved Diane Setterfield’s The Thirteenth Tale (it is a part of my top ten reads), but this book was just not good. I have this little rule with myself to keep reading, because often I find myself really liking a book. Unfortunately, this was not the case for Bellman & Black. ...
The Thirteenth Tale is one of my favorite books. It's a Gothic tale about a mysterious writer, as well as being an ode to books and reading. On Goodreads, I have one quote on my profile page, and it's from that book:"My gripe is not with lovers of the truth but with truth herself. What succor, wha...
My Rating – 1 ½ StarsI received this book for free from Netgalley on behalf of Atria Books in exchange for a fair review.I know what the summary tells you what this story is supposed to be about, however after reading it I can say that this book was about nothing. I was pretty disappointed because i...
When William Bellman was 11 years old he let loose a rock from his slingshot that, with a near impossible trajectory, hit and killed a crow. He knew he was showing off for his friends and immediately regretted the action, but what’s done is done and cannot be undone. Little did he know about the i...
I originally posted this on my blog. I want to preface this review by saying...I hate to have to do this. Diane Setterfield's debut, The Thirteenth Tale was one of the most amazing books I have ever read. It is easily in my list of all time favourite books. It has EVERYTHING - crazy levels of s...
Bellman and Black is about a man who never looked back. He was always looking forward. The story deals with the consequences of dismissing the past as irrelevant. Many readers might agree that there is no reason to concern ourselves with past events. Saying that something is "history" means tha...
Having read The Thirteenth Tale, I was excited when NetGalley offered Setterfield’s latest novel as a kindle ARC. I hadn’t had a chance to read it yet when my husband surprised me with a beautiful hardcover copy for Christmas. He just knew it would be something I’d like – so yes, I probably need to...
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