I continued thinking this right up to about the halfway mark. But the book is really not about those events, they are just a background. WOW! Decades later, she must do it again. Hoffman, afraid her readers would not get her point, goes on at the end, explicating her points about love, as well. This book proves that you can judge a book by it's cover!

It must make me want to return to it often enough to get me through the pages in a reasonable amount of time. Ezekiel/Eddie and his father, Coralie and her father were love/hate stories that completed two different circles, then there was Maureen and the Wolfman, the hermit in the woods, the creature in the Hudson, the one-armed lion tamer, another great fire. An intense heart-pounding drama. Hoffman got lazy and explained where she should have hinted. This #1 Amazon Charts bestseller is an epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. The descriptions of NY at the turn of the century were so vivid. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. The characters need not be like able, but I must care what happens to them. She tried all of that, and more. I'll try not to write many spoilers here. Ezekiel/Eddie and his father, Coralie and her father were love/hate stories that completed two different circles, then there was Maureen and the Wolfman, the hermit in the woods, the creature in the Hudson, the one-armed lion tamer, another great fire. I doubt it could be bettered. Love that survives against insurmountable odds.

Ms Hoffman weaves the story masterfully from start to finish and keeps the reader riveted. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2017. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Hoffman got lazy and explained where she should have hinted. Something went wrong. There's a problem loading this menu right now.

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Hoffman, afraid her readers would not get her point, goes on at the end, explicating her points about love, as well. The Probable Future: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle), Blackbird House: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle). Buy the selected items together. New York, New York. --Donna Seaman, “Hoffman’s book earns its legitimacy through an eye-opening plethora of period detailing, coupled with the author’s overarching outrage at urban workplace abuses….You can’t help but admire the author’s fervor for telling stories and the democratic manner in which she disseminates the love of reading.” Author: Jan Stuart Source: The Boston Globe, Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including, The Hard Way Home (The Star and the Shamrock Book 3), The Curator of Broken Things Trilogy: Full Trilogy, The Night Portrait: A Novel of World War II and da Vinci's Italy. Start reading in Kindle Unlimited today! You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2016. Please try your request again later. Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2015. This was a very interesting story. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2015.

In the end, most of it seemed contrived. Alice Hoffman does it again.. Start reading in Kindle Unlimited today! If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. The writing is fantastic and full of imagination and the setting is conjured up wonderfully. Can they solve a century-old mystery…together? The action should not all take place in the last third of the book. Not that the fictional story is not good. In the end, most of it seemed contrived. It must, above all else, tell a darn good story. As Alice Hoffman did in Dove Keepers, she bases her story on real events - in this case the fire at Triangle Shirtwaist factory and ends it with a fire at Dreamland. The descriptions of NY at the turn of the century were so vivid. It's John Le Carre meets Diana Gabaldon in this mesmerizing Cold War thriller. I continued thinking this right up to about the halfway mark. “Excellent blend of intrigue & science”. It is totally fascinating - more so than the story of the fictional characters in the book. So, my sincere congratulations go to the author for the fantastic research task that underlies the fictional story. A twisted thriller you need to read before being spoiled. Was it a history of Coney Island and the "freak" shows this author euphemistically calls "wonders"? I have never been disappointed by this gifted author. The other is a young woman who is captured in a prison of her adoptive father's making in his museum that features oddities, human, plant or animal. What a kind of town. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. It's John Le Carre meets Diana Gabaldon in this mesmerizing Cold War thriller.

It must, above all else, tell a darn good story. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. There was a problem loading your book clubs. This item: The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman Paperback £6.99. The Rules of Magic: A Novel (1) (The Practical Magic Series), Watermelon Snow: A Novel of Survival in the Washington Wilderness, The Haunting of Alcott Manor: A Contemporary Gothic Romance Novel, Beyond the Tracks: A WW2 Novel Based on Harrowing True Events, *Starred Review* After her imaginative foray into ancient Judaic history in The Dovekeepers (2011), Hoffman breathes fiery life into an enrapturing fairy tale and historical fiction mash-up. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.

I doubt it could be bettered. It must make me want to return to it often enough to get me through the pages in a reasonable amount of time. It really was a story about a whole other world that most people don't think of when they think of NY. I loved it! Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.

As Alice Hoffman did in Dove Keepers, she bases her story on real events - in this case the fire at Triangle Shirtwaist factory and ends it with a fire at Dreamland. The Museum of Extraordinary Things is an engaging, sensitively written novel about what it is to be different and how our individual sense of being apart from the rest is exactly what joins us together. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Please try again. A Cobbler's Tale: Jewish Immigrants Story of Survival, from Eastern Europe to New Y... To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. A sure five star book. The story must be believable enough, no matter what genre it is written in. And, for me, the author needs to steer clear of platitudes and worn out cliches. Her narrators are 2 people, one a lost soul who becomes a photographer who is greatly affected by the images he captures as a witness to the horrible blaze. Was it a murder mystery? Very interesting story about a less well known NYC at the turn of the century. A sure five star book. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

Practical Magic: The Beloved Novel of Love, Friendship, Sisterhood and Magic by Alice Hoffman Paperback £7.37. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The descriptions of NY at the turn of the century were so vivid. What a kind of town. The Probable Future: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle), Blackbird House: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle). I'm from NY and it still made me want to go research more of what NY was about and what it looked like during the turn of the century. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2017. Scribner; Reprint Edition (September 30, 2014), Trailer for Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman. She needs to tell a story whose ending does not make me wince and write in the notes, "trite," or "truism." Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2014. Was it about the Workmen's Circle, the Triangle Factory fire? Her ability to create a compelling story out of historical events is magical...this time she tells the story of the textile factory fire in New York in which over 100 young people, mostly women and girls were killed either by the fire, smoke inhalation, or jumping from the burning building.

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