was she predicting? Nothing made sense, really did not enjoy it, I enjoyed reading it, to a point. and did it turn out that loads of people were getting miniatures? See a scene from The Miniaturist, Episode 2, premiering Sunday, Sept. 16, 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS. Share with Fujfiilm - £200 voucher to be won, The miniaturist - did i miss something? Hi I'm a professional book finisher offer! Absolutely, Jane! The narration was good and the story engaging, with a nice sense of atmosphere depicting Amsterdam in the 17th century. influencing? Not sure I'll bother with it though. Beautifully written. The Miniaturist: Burton, Jessie: Amazon.nl Selecteer uw cookievoorkeuren We gebruiken cookies en vergelijkbare tools om uw winkelervaring te verbeteren, onze services aan te bieden, te begrijpen hoe klanten onze services gebruiken zodat we verbeteringen kunnen aanbrengen, en om advertenties weer te geven, inclusief op interesses gebaseerde advertenties. That bit was a bit of a mystery wasn't it? One is that Nella bribed the minister to bury her in the corner of the church and the other is that Johannes' body wasn't retrieved. The Miniaturist is always lovely to look at and the cast are uniformly good, despite too often having to deliver lines of slightly portentous, viewer-nudging dialogue. The Miniaturist is available to stream.Recap the following episode here.. I loved the atmosphere of the book but would agree that it felt as if the last chapter was missing. Perhaps that's more of an indictment of you than a multimillion selling author that has spent decades at the top,of his trade........help with finishing indeed....lol, Very meh. The Miniaturist Season 2 Release Date: When will it premiere? While 3.3million viewers tuned in to the Boxing Day opener, 400,000 snubbed the ending. I don't know why the author chose to use her. If I recall correctly, some of the miniatures in Nella's possession actually change to reflect events that have happened (e.g. I crave a 'tying up the loose ends' finish when I'm reading a book, but in real life that rarely happens I suppose. She messes with their heads and then leaves them to pick up the pieces. Yes, I haven't passed it on to anyone because honestly I was so so disappointed. Adaptation of Jessie Burton’s book of the same name, tells the … Should I be upset at paying £300 for haircut. The Miniaturist draws to a conclusion next week. Finally obliged to become that architect of her own fortune, Nella acts to break the miniaturist’s spell and save everything she holds dear. As a teenager I used to read Stephen King and I always felt that that bloke was unable to finish a book too. Whose funeral was it, Marin's or Johannes's? That didn't lessen my enjoyment of the book. We all know that I was crazy about Burial Rites (let alone Hannah Kent) and I … Well, well, well... Just finished. a spot of blood appearing when one of the character is stabbed). I thought Nella seemed older than 18 but perhaps it is simply that 18 would have behaved older during that time period. I really enjoyed this book. Het From actress Anya Taylor-Joy to novelist Jessie Burton, discover behind-the-scenes must-knows about the making of The Miniaturist, premiering Sunday, September 9 … The 17th century historical detail was fantastic, if terrifying! Omdat haar echtgenoot grotendeels afwezig is en zijn zus koud en onbereikbaar is, vermaakt Nella zich met het inrichten van zijn cadeau aan haar – een poppenhuis dat exact op hun huis lijkt. Hmm - I found it a really unsatisfying book, may be the odd ending was one of the reasons why. Many questions go unanswered. The Miniaturist author Jessie Burton explains this and other fortunes from the series. The Miniaturist draws to a conclusion as all the mysteries unravel, and Nella gets a happy ending of sorts. The final episode of The Miniaturist, a miniseries based on Jessie Burton's novel of the same name, aired tonight on Masterpiece PBS, and the ending was left open to … Marian: To fight them in the open is to invite certain defeat. The miniaturist too seems to have gone, her wares contraband in the city. Full Review (569 words So I think the miniaturist is supposed to be enigmatic and mysterious with a hint of supernatural powers. She left me irritated. why? It felt like she totally ran out of steam at the end of the book and didn't finish it properly. I agree. I liked the book, did see the homosexuality angle coming -- seems like I've seen that a LOT in the past couple of years but don't ask me where -- was surprised by the pregnancy AND by the father. Johannes returns from Venice and warms up to Nella. The Miniaturist review: A tense BBC period drama featuring an excellent Anya Taylor-Joy performance. In this case, the miniaturist was an unknown the whole way through. The Miniaturist is een Engelse historische thrillerserie van de zender BBC One. And was she the narrator of the prologue? To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. What are your most treasured memories? Amsterdam is the wealthiest city in the world, a center of global finance and trade. De serie ging in première op 26 december 2017. The miniaturist, in a way, has helped Nella, and many more women, to understand that they are the "architect" of their own lives. And on a shallow note, the detailed descriptions of marzipan and sugar made me want to buy some, which I did. The Miniaturist is the 2014 debut novel of English actress and author Jessie Burton. When he was telling Nella about Agnes's obsession and how he was having her arrested, he kept referring to the miniaturist as "he", meaning that Frans didn't know the artist was a woman? When we last left our 1600s drama, Marian had been revealed to be with child, preparing to poison herself in a misguided abortion attempt, while Johannes has fled the country in fear of Franz and Agnes reporting his gay lifestyle to … Nella never gets to meet the miniaturist. Nella visits the miniaturist’s shop and is informed by another merchant that the shop has been vacant for years. The Miniaturist. I kept hoping that Johannes would escape. got all the way til the end and couldn't really work out the miniaturist's role in everything. I liked the way it was written and the setting. Despite this, the absorbing characters and convincing historical atmosphere make The Miniaturist worth the read...continued. i sort of feel like i missed the final chapter when it all came together. The ending itself has no closure. I guess we are to draw our own conclusions! where did she go? I also think there may be another book to carry on the story. Newcomers welcome. a spot of blood appearing when one of the character is stabbed). Even th her father and his explanation was unsatisfactory for me. In this context it made sense, to me, that the Miniaturist as a character simply slid away from the novel.I read an interview with the author where she said she's now writing a book unrelated to The Miniaturist. I enjoyed it, but was confused about the involvement of the miniaturist, particularly when her Dad sorts of shrugs it off as her being up to her old tricks. I enjoyed it but yes, lots of unanswered questions at the end. Of course, I was crying by the end anyway. She left me irritated. Life doesn't always have a happy ending, that sort of thing....But yes I was hoping there would be even a partial happy ending, but then I suppose there was but not the one I had hoped for. How will this all shake out? Ack, you've reminded me that I didn't go back and re-read the prologue as I intended to so I'm not sure who it was! Usually, the title character has more of a role. When Nella returns home, Jack is there and violently demands to know where Johannes is. I thought that in the end Nella realised it didn't matter whether the Miniaturist meddled in her life anymore, that she (Nella) was ultimately the mistress of her destiny. I also figured out who Marin's babies' father was fairly quickly. She didn't add to the story and didn't even seem properly "whoo whoo" enough. The novel pulses with anticipation as Nella gets closer to determining the truth behind the miniaturist’s gifts and the secrets in her own home, but the ending fades away without a satisfying wrap up. Adapted from Jessie Burton’s internationally best-selling novel, The Miniaturist, a ravishing three-part period thriller, premieres Sunday, September 9, 2018, 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS. spoilers, Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads, Subscribe to Mumsnet emails direct to your inbox. The ending of the episode drove me to buy the book.to find out what happened next.I finished it the next day So much hypocrisy and cruelty in 17th Century Amsterdam, so many secrets in a 17th century Dutch merchant family: an innocent young bride, brought into a marriage of convenience (as it turns out,on both sides) with a handsome mysterious older husband who is seldom at home. In the end, the entire miniaturist overlay was purposeless and pointless, with no value as symbolism or mystery. Jack kills one of Johannes’s dogs, Rezeki. I wondered if it was some comment on Nella taking charge of her own destiny rather than relying on others as a previous poster said (maybe echoed/highlighted by the bergermeisters banning idols at the same time). There isn't an ending that could have explained it all, really - there is no way that the miniaturist could have known the things she apparently did know. The series was directed by Guillem Morales and stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Romola Garai and Alex Hassell and first aired … Are Johannes and Petronella done keeping secrets? I'm sure the funeral was Marin's for 2 reasons. I just finished a few minutes ago and agree with all of you; the whole plot device of the miniaturist seemed unnecessary. I was very disappointed. The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton “In suffering we find our truest selves” Details Title: The Miniaturist Author: Jessie Burton Publication Month: July Publisher: Pan Macmillan Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: 3 July 2014 The Miniaturist was haunting and mysterious however I was left disappointed, with the first half of the book dragging and an ending that was underwhelming. Een driedelig ijzingwekkende (met rondspokende geesten) thriller. If I recall correctly, some of the miniatures in Nella's possession actually change to reflect events that have happened (e.g. Some of the twists I guessed, others not; Johanne's homosexuality came as a surprise, as did Marin's pregnancy, but once I learned of the latter I guessed the baby's father straight away. It was published by Picador in the UK and Holland in Jessie Burton studied at Oxford University and the Central School of Speech and Drama, where she appeared in productions of The House of Bernarda Alba, Othello, Play and Macbeth. Why was she staring at Nella in the beginning? The absurdity and meaninglessness of the miniaturist's role add to the sense of heartless, soulless cant being spun out so the heroine can rule the world at the end. Maybe that could be a whole new career. Otto and Jack begin to physically fight, and the fight ends when Otto stabs Jack in the shoulder. I found the book as a whole rather bizarre and, ultimately, a bit pointless!! Now that makes sense, that it was Marin's funeral. Bekijk meer ideeën over 17e eeuwse mode, historische fictie, poppenhuizen. If it was his, why did someone say, "No body to bury..." "They're not bringing him back up.". I was disappointed and felt the ending was rushed and incomplete. Perhaps Jessie Burton will explain a bit more in her book chat next week? I guessed Johannes secret from his introduction. An international bestseller, it was the focus of a publishers' bidding war at the 2013 London Book Fair. However, the world of The Miniaturist and the atmosphere created by it has remained with me, perhaps partly because of that. The two-part miniseries concluded on December 27, 2017, on BBC One. Loved the historical stuff -- at the end there's a listing of what things cost and how much people were paid and such during that time period. Does anyone here neglect themselves in small ways? A TV source said: “This is embarrassing for the BBC. To use this feature subscribe to Mumsnet Premium - get first access to new features see fewer ads, and support Mumsnet. It is 1686. (TV series) The Miniaturist is a 2017 BBC television miniseries adaptation of the debut novel of the same name by Jessie Burton. But hopefully someone will soon! But it was the quality of the writing, rather than the story, which truly gripped me. I kept hoping that Johannes would escape. Merchants like Johannes Brandt have become fabulously wealthy from buying and selling exotic goods such as sugar and spices from Indonesia, India, and the Caribbean. Even th her father and his explanation was unsatisfactory for me. Was she in hiding because Frans had set the authorities on her? Quite the series of events. SPOILER: And I think it's also important that the gender of the miniaturist is revealed and given the same name as Nella, because it further emphasises this idea of overcoming female oppression. This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our, Rate: The Miniaturist by Burton--Nov 2014. I was left feeling unsatisfied. Thanks everyone! But I'm not sure that's necessarily a bad thing. It does not otherwise attempt to be a biographical novel. Got off to a great start but then it just sort of trailed off at the end. Of course, I was crying by the end anyway. I was left with the impression that the Miniaturist will make another appearance in a subsequent novel. The Miniaturist is a million-copy bestselling debut novel by Jessie Burton and a major BBC TV series. The wound is not severe, though, and Jack is able to escape. I have to confess I hoped the miniaturist would be able to create a happy ending and I was sorry that it didn't materialise. LOL  Well, since I haven't started, I obviously don't have any spoilers yet! I totally agree. There isn't an ending that could have explained it all, really - there is no way that the miniaturist could have known the things she apparently did know. Although I found it all very tedious and depressing and the only bit that woke me up was when the baby was named - I found that genuinely unsettling, but for purely personal reason rather then the writing. Or perhaps the miniaturist could prove actually useful and rescue him somehow. Perhaps some authors just really struggle with it. This is page 1 of 1 (This thread has 20 messages.). Yeah I felt like that at the end. The Miniaturist, een bewerking van de internationale bestseller van Jessie Burton, volgt Nella Oortman die na haar huwelijk met de rijke koopman Johannes Brandt naar Amsterdam komt. Maybe she's just a meddler in people's lives? The Miniaturist season 1 premiered on December 26, 2017. 25-jul-2020 - Bekijk het bord 'The Miniaturist' van Jaana, dat wordt gevolgd door 164 personen op Pinterest. With Anya Taylor-Joy, Romola Garai, Hayley Squires, Alex Hassell. It didn't seem necessary to have that bit of sub par woo woo in the story. I enjoyed the book but I did feel exactly the same, that the Miniaturist just suddenly became irrelevant to the story, that it was heading towards something very relevant and then...nothing. Very disappointing I felt. ‘Who is the architect, the miniaturist or me?’ This question, which is asked midway through the novel by its main character, eighteen-year-old Petronella Brandt, reverberates throughout the strange and immersive world of Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist.The setting is late seventeenth-century Amsterdam, during the booming years of the Dutch sugar-trade industry. I have finally finished a book ahead of schedule. Nella is left all alone to deal with the household and Marin too, whose rapidly rounding figure isn't fat, it's pregnancy. The book could have simply progressed on it's own. Set in Amsterdam in 1686–87, the novel was inspired by Petronella Oortman's doll's house on display at the Rijksmuseum. Ultimately it didn't spoil my enjoyment of the story but I did wonder what the point of the Miniaturist was. With its oblique storytelling, crescendo of female empowerment and wrenching ending, this novel establishes Burton as a fresh and impressive voice; book groups in particular will relish it. So the importance of the Miniaturist to her lost its relevance. When Marin confronts Johannes about failing to sell the sugar (which he left behind), an argument erupts … PBS only adapted it into its Masterpiece routine a year later. In this case, the miniaturist was an unknown the whole way through. They are publishing the work of some of the finest contemporary literary writers of the year and with each new announcement, my wish list grows ever longer. A young woman moves to 17th century Amsterdam and hires a mysterious local miniaturist to furnish the dollhouse she received from her merchant husband as a present, but the lifelike … I felt the same. Friendly book discussions. I think she was just extremely observant and obsessive. Or perhaps the miniaturist could prove actually useful and rescue him somehow. I'm with the rest of you when it comes to the miniaturist herself though. In April 2013 her first novel, The Miniaturist, was sold at an 11-publisher auction at the London Book Fair, and went on to sell in 29 other countries around the world. You may also like. Picador are on fire and it seems like they can do no wrong.
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