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Different stories based around the same house wind together. I love historical fiction that doesn‘t tie itself to one timeline.

It took me forever to read this - it was 5 separate stories set in 5 different times, all connected in Newport. I‘ll rate this a low pick, mostly because I only liked 2 characters throughout the whole book. #ReadingUSA2019 #RhodeIsland

A very cleverly constructed novel set in Newport, RI with five narratives from different times. It begins in 2011, then cycles through chapters set in 1896, 1861, 1776, and 1692. Each story features a protagonist using deception (or self deception) in pursuit of a relationship with an individual from a different class. Each timeline is well-researched and written in a different style, weaving in obvoius links to the others. But for me it lacked ♥.

Now, this was brilliant. Five different story arcs over the course of five centuries in Newport, Rhode Island. The stories blend historical fact and fiction, all the while referencing and echoing each other, intersecting, then veering away from each other, just like, well...a maze.

So many cool covers. I will start posting ones I like or think are really original. #beautifulbookcovers or #bbc bc it‘s shorter ;) love this round check pattern.

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This appealed because of the cover. It also suggested a Cloud Atlas experience. This is not Mitchell but it is an interesting read.

We explore Newport in five periods; during it's beginnings as a Quaker outpost and revisit it as a major seaport during the revolution and then a summer resort of the gilded age before bouncing back to 2011.

I enjoyed the historical aspects but it did collapse under the weight of what it set out to do.

Really excited for this annotated copy of The Maze At Windermere. It‘s set in Newport, Rhode Island, which is one of my favorite places in the US. I‘m incredibly excited to get lost in a book set over centuries in one of those historic mansions on the water. Also, you can‘t go wrong with a Beautiful Ruins comparison.

This novel is quite a twisty, time-wimey spiral of a tale. The narratives (yes, plural, there are five all told) ran together for me in the beginning and Were confusing. Ultimately, I didn‘t feel that they were all particularly resolved in the end. And, frankly, after juggling the narratives, didn‘t feel all that invested anyway. The characters themselves felt less well-developed than I wanted and I didn‘t empathize with any of them. #netgalley

Well, it worked out to have three books going to kick off the year. So, here‘s the next three! Windermere fiction on kindle; Water Knife on audiobook; and Future hardback non-fiction. This time, I think I‘ll end up with several fiction before I finish the other two 😜

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming... #readathon

It‘s after midnight - we have less than eight hours to go! I‘m sleepy, but I‘m going to start a new book because YAY, BOOKS! 📚📚📚 - @Liberty #readathon