{"id":1619,"date":"2016-06-24T20:29:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T14:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2020-02-24T10:39:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T05:09:36","slug":"miniaturist-jessie-burton-doll-houses-mystery-late-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/miniaturist-jessie-burton-doll-houses-mystery-late-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton – Doll houses, Uncanny Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

An 18 year old wife, new to Amsterdam, is given a mysterious wedding gift – a cabinet sized doll’s house. Very soon she starts receiving mysterious packages to furnish the house, always coinciding with the changes happening in the items in the household and its inhabitants. Who is the miniaturist? Does someone have the power to predict the future or are their lives being controlled by some unknown force? The Miniaturist<\/em> by Jessie Burton is an excellent, entertaining read.<\/p>\n

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What tempted me to Read The Miniaturist<\/em><\/h3>\n

The amazing blurb sounds\u00a0really eerie- imagine getting presents and then having to witness in reality what the presents predict!<\/p>\n

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And what is more strange, Petronella Oortman was real woman with a real dollhouse that you can view at Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The story is purely fictional and not biographical, but that does add an extra edge to any reader\u2019s curiosity. \u00a0Here is a picture of the actual doll house.<\/p>\n

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Doll’s house of Petronella Oortman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Courtesy : RIJKS Museum<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Petronella (Nella) Oortman, arrives in Amsterdam as an eighteen year old wife. As a wedding present given in the name of being a\u00a0\u201cdistraction\u201d, Johannes, her husband, presents Nella with an exquisite miniature version of their marital home. The doll house, if we may call it so, is an exact replica, correct down to pictures, utensils and tiny dolls of its inhabitants. This gift enchants and disturbs Nella. Her husband seems to avoid her at all costs, locked in his study or hiding away in his the office at the warehouse. She feels caged\u00a0as Johannes\u2019s sister, Marian, doesn\u2019t seem willing to part with her command over the house, the servants and even her brother.<\/p>\n

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Then, comes gifts for the cabinet from the mysterious miniaturist. Small additions to the house arriving unasked for. Nella has to find out if the miniaturist is a prophet or a spy for the miniature presents she receives begin to dictate the course of events in the house, sometimes with very painful consequences.<\/p>\n

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What I Loved<\/h3>\n

1. The PROSE :
\nThe imagery and \u00a0language is breath taking. Burton brings everything to life, be it the hustle and bustle of the market, the unrelenting quietness of the mansion, the vivid colors in hidden rooms or curious artifacts that are mysterious in their own ways.<\/p>\n

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2. THE GREED vs RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS :
\nMarin, is an embodiment of\u00a0\u00a0piety. She sneers at Nella\u2019s love of marzipan because sugar \u201cmakes people\u2019s souls sick\u201d, nags\u00a0her brother to sell it and feasts on\u00a0\u00a0candied walnuts on the sly.<\/p>\n

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3. DETAILS :
\nThe details in the book are excellent. Burton seamlessly deals with issues of\u00a0gender, race, sexuality in the book. However when I finished\u00a0the book I did feel the issues seem to be cramped up towards the end of the novel.<\/p>\n

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The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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What I Disliked<\/h3>\n

You know that feeling when you so greatly enjoy a read that you are waiting for the grand moment of its reveal \u2013 the mystery of the miniaturist, the marriage and the bossy sister? Well …<\/p>\n

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This book is wonderfully written. It snatches you away from the comfort of your reading nook to the eerie Gothic like setting of Nella\u2019s mansion and the mysterious ways of the miniaturist. Three quarters of the novel builds up the suspense so high that you just can\u2019t stop reading. Then it falls flat. Flat that it hurts you as if you fell on your back from a great height. I wish the ending was more well done and the climax a bit more theatrical. I was very disappointed with the end.<\/p>\n

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The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Final Verdict<\/h3>\n

I was transported to the Amsterdam of 1600s while reading The Miniaturist<\/em>. I would definitely recommend it for the brilliance of the first half. But do keep your expectations low of the ending of the book. Jessie Burton is a fantastic writer with great potential and she does a lot of research before writing her novels. I will be looking forward to reading her new book, The Muse.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Title : The Miniaturist
\nAuthor : Jessie Burton
\nPublisher : Picador
\nPublished : 2015
\nLanguage : English
\nPages : 424
\nRating : 3.5\/5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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