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mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
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Golden Hill by Francis Spufford is about... Yeah, what is this book about? I am not exactly sure. Smith arrived in New York in the middle of the 18th century and has a bill of a lot of money he wants to cash there. People are sceptical and Smith is not upfront with what he needs the money for.
A friend of mine gifted this book to me years ago. I finally came around to reading it, but I just did not like it. This book is not my cup of tea at all. When the very first sentence of the book was nearly as long as the whole page, I was sceptical. The book is kind of lyrical and quite hard to understand. The descriptions were quite long and I jumped over some passages all the time. The book is written from a third person view, but towards the end a "I" appears and I am still not sure who that is. I had to force myself to keep reading and to finish this book. I just wanted to finish it, because a dear friend of mine gifted it to me and said it reminded her of books we read in our teenage years. Now I can say that this book is nothing like we read in our teenage years. It is more like a book I would have to read for university.
The book got a little more interesting towards the end. The duelling scene made everything a little more interesting. However, I still did not get the book or the ending. I am still not entirely sure why he needed all the money. I think I skipped too many passages in the book to fully understand all of it. But I can live with that.
I don't have much to say about this book. It is not my cup of tea and I did not enjoy reading it.
A friend of mine gifted this book to me years ago. I finally came around to reading it, but I just did not like it. This book is not my cup of tea at all. When the very first sentence of the book was nearly as long as the whole page, I was sceptical. The book is kind of lyrical and quite hard to understand. The descriptions were quite long and I jumped over some passages all the time. The book is written from a third person view, but towards the end a "I" appears and I am still not sure who that is. I had to force myself to keep reading and to finish this book. I just wanted to finish it, because a dear friend of mine gifted it to me and said it reminded her of books we read in our teenage years. Now I can say that this book is nothing like we read in our teenage years. It is more like a book I would have to read for university.
The book got a little more interesting towards the end. The duelling scene made everything a little more interesting. However, I still did not get the book or the ending. I am still not entirely sure why he needed all the money. I think I skipped too many passages in the book to fully understand all of it. But I can live with that.
I don't have much to say about this book. It is not my cup of tea and I did not enjoy reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Murder, Racism, and Slavery
Minor: Pregnancy, Misogyny, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Sexism
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