The Visionist: A Novel
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780316228091 (0316228095)
Publish date: January 14th 2014
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
I particularly enjoy historical novels that provide a window into an unfamiliar period, place, culture, or incident – a ‘well I didn’t know that’ factor. It’s not absolutely necessary, but it does lend a mild frisson of learning and interest to a good story. In that sense Rachel Urquhart’s “The Visi...
Hahaha!This is another "Aw, shit" production!I love Hachette.So this wasn't the story for me.I think all the things I was supposed to get from it, I missed. I got a lot of other things, instead.The story is ok, though I never bought into it which is probably why I didn't enjoy it as much as others h...
Anyone who knows me knows that I love historical fiction. Adore it. Simply devour it. I picked this book up with a single goal: to learn about a community during a time period that I knew not a single thing about. I definitely accomplished that goal; I knew nothing of Shaker culture, or even that it...
I enjoyed this story. It made me think about powerlessness and agency, fitting in and ostracism, abuse and manipulation and the way in which hurts suffered can resurface in the most mysterious ways.
3.5 star read
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