The Curator
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Summary
From Sunday Times bestselling author Owen King comes a Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures， thieves are noble， scholars are revolutionaries， and conjurers the most wonderful criminals。
At first glance， the world has not changed: the trams on the boulevards， the grand hotels， the cafes abuzz with conversation。 The street kids still play on the two great bridges that divide the city， and the smart set still venture down to the Morgue Ship for an evening's entertainment。
Yet it only takes a spark to ignite a revolution。
For young Dora， a maid at the university， the moment brings liberation。 She finds herself walking out with one of the student radicals， Robert， free to investigate what her brother Ambrose may have seen at the Institute for Psykical Research before he died。
But it is another establishment that Dora is given to look after， The Museum of the Worker。 This strange， forgotten edifice is occupied by waxwork tableaux of miners， nurses， shopkeepers and other disturbingly lifelike figures。
As the revolution and counter-revolution outside unleash forces of love， betrayal， magic and terrifying darkness， Dora's search for the truth behind a mystery that she has long concealed will unravel a monstrous conspiracy and bring her to the very edge of worlds。
At first glance， the world has not changed: the trams on the boulevards， the grand hotels， the cafes abuzz with conversation。 The street kids still play on the two great bridges that divide the city， and the smart set still venture down to the Morgue Ship for an evening's entertainment。
Yet it only takes a spark to ignite a revolution。
For young Dora， a maid at the university， the moment brings liberation。 She finds herself walking out with one of the student radicals， Robert， free to investigate what her brother Ambrose may have seen at the Institute for Psykical Research before he died。
But it is another establishment that Dora is given to look after， The Museum of the Worker。 This strange， forgotten edifice is occupied by waxwork tableaux of miners， nurses， shopkeepers and other disturbingly lifelike figures。
As the revolution and counter-revolution outside unleash forces of love， betrayal， magic and terrifying darkness， Dora's search for the truth behind a mystery that she has long concealed will unravel a monstrous conspiracy and bring her to the very edge of worlds。
Reviews
Ray
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This is the second Owen King book that I DNF。 I will not attempt to read another one。The book is cumbersome， awkwardly written and， like his brother Joe， he insists on going off them deep end with gratuitous sex and perversion。 A term that another reviewer used fits here。 Owen King strives to be “edgy” and his books show that he forces the writing into stories and it does not fit。
Stephen
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I like a whimsical creative new world but this book didn’t capture me。 Keep at it King—I like the attempt more than this story and am glad others loved it because I like stories like this and hope King and others keep this type of thing going。
Nik
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Here lies a Victorian city， crawling with divine cats， haunted by ghost ships， & drowning in revolution。~The city， nicknamed， "The Fairest"， is presented through mesmerizing prose - sentences that glide down the avenues of your imagination， spewing syntactic iridescence to & fro。 There's a humor， too， that's woven throughout。 It's specific， presented with a certain sophistication yet juvenile all the same。~In the veins of this cityscape， a woman， Dora， seeks answers regarding her brother's myste Here lies a Victorian city， crawling with divine cats， haunted by ghost ships， & drowning in revolution。~The city， nicknamed， "The Fairest"， is presented through mesmerizing prose - sentences that glide down the avenues of your imagination， spewing syntactic iridescence to & fro。 There's a humor， too， that's woven throughout。 It's specific， presented with a certain sophistication yet juvenile all the same。~In the veins of this cityscape， a woman， Dora， seeks answers regarding her brother's mysterious death。 Her search for the truth leads her to a curator position at The National Muesum of the Worker， & it's there where this dark， fantastical conspiracy unravels。~With THE CURATOR， Owen King presents a narrative in pieces。 Early on， at times， the book feels disjointed。 King relays us with small， unrelated vingettes; he seems distracted from the story's central focus。 But these digressions prove to be crucial to the latter half of the novel， giving it more narrative complexity。~Sure， at nearly 500 pages， perhaps King gets a little TOO lost in the minutiae of his own story， but when the characters are this intriguing， the world is this enveloping， & the atmosphere is this enriching， it's forgivable。~THE CURATOR is a winding， winding labyrinth， & you'll long to follow the endless spools of twine to their nasty， wondrous， & bitter ends。~Thank you to Scribner & NetGalley for sending me an eARC copy of this book！ 。。。more
Tessa
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Start with a city experiencing a revolution of the common people。 Add an officer and a maid。 Add a talented thief with unique connections。 Add a fantastical Morgue ship。 Add sinister cats。 Add sinister humans。 Add a bit of magic。 Glue that together with a whole lot of unusual and you have the premise for an original， disturbingly addictive fantasy with a large dose of horror。I had some ups and downs with this novel。 Be prepared to get a little confused along the way。 The story line jumps from va Start with a city experiencing a revolution of the common people。 Add an officer and a maid。 Add a talented thief with unique connections。 Add a fantastical Morgue ship。 Add sinister cats。 Add sinister humans。 Add a bit of magic。 Glue that together with a whole lot of unusual and you have the premise for an original， disturbingly addictive fantasy with a large dose of horror。I had some ups and downs with this novel。 Be prepared to get a little confused along the way。 The story line jumps from various narrators to various locations and can be a bit hard to follow。 I personally didn’t get a solid idea of what was going on in the novel until I was close to four fifths of the way through。 At that point my enjoyment factor jumped quite a bit。 There was still a lot of weird stuff going on but a least I was able to follow the story more clearly。 Definitely not what I expected when I picked up the book。 A unique read。 3 stars。Review based on a digital Uncorrected Proof provided by Scribner and NetGalley。 Thank you！ 。。。more
jocelyn • thelitficagenda
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lol this was over my head。 thank you to the publisher for the gifted copy
Catherine （alternativelytitledbooks）-trying to catch up！
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DNF @ 11%I was drawn to this book for three reasons: it was written by Owen King （an author I'd been wanting to try）， it features cats prominently as revered figures （huge cat lover here， so figured I'd be into it） and it is described in the publisher's blurb as a "Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm。"Well。 I'm not sure what was supposed to be so 'charming' about this book， but in the short bit I read， I felt far from charmed。。。more like disgusted。 The beauty of a writer like Dickens is tha DNF @ 11%I was drawn to this book for three reasons: it was written by Owen King （an author I'd been wanting to try）， it features cats prominently as revered figures （huge cat lover here， so figured I'd be into it） and it is described in the publisher's blurb as a "Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm。"Well。 I'm not sure what was supposed to be so 'charming' about this book， but in the short bit I read， I felt far from charmed。。。more like disgusted。 The beauty of a writer like Dickens is that he managed to take bleak， dreary situations and imbue HUMOR and social commentary to make them palatable。 It was clear from the start that this book was lacking in the Whimsy Department， and read more like a bizarre sci-fi fantasy tale。。。but one where the narrator actively talks down to you and uses lots of big words to seem Very Important while not explaining anything well at all。Throw in a sex scene where the female character has zero self respect and basically acknowledges her lot is to act as an orifice （and after skimming some other reviews， this is one of SEVERAL such instances） and I was wondering where the heck the cats were and why I started reading this in the first place。There are some other readers who no doubt will be 'spellbound' by King's craft， but I personally feel he should have spent a bit less time pontificating and a bit MORE time curating an interesting plot。*Many thanks to NetGalley and Scribner for the ARC！* 。。。more
Susan Tunis
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2。5 stars。 This was a real disappointment。 King's fantasy isn't grounded in any kind of emotional reality。 I was never able to connect to， or really care about， the characters。 And while there's all kinds of world-building， it never really gelled into a place that felt real。 I felt so disconnected that I had a hard time following （or caring about） the plot。 This was a real slog。 2。5 stars。 This was a real disappointment。 King's fantasy isn't grounded in any kind of emotional reality。 I was never able to connect to， or really care about， the characters。 And while there's all kinds of world-building， it never really gelled into a place that felt real。 I felt so disconnected that I had a hard time following （or caring about） the plot。 This was a real slog。 。。。more
Linda McCutcheon
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*3。5 Stars On My Instagram Account*"Whatever happens， I'm going to be off my knees。。。"Dora， known simply as D， will be more than off her knees in the intricately plotted The Curator by inventive author Owen King。D， once a domestic worker， now the lover of Lieutenant Barnes， is searching for information about her brother Ambrose who died during a revolution in their land The Fairest。 In fact the Lieutenant was once a radical but now has power and all the ego that goes with it; even being a selfis *3。5 Stars On My Instagram Account*"Whatever happens， I'm going to be off my knees。。。"Dora， known simply as D， will be more than off her knees in the intricately plotted The Curator by inventive author Owen King。D， once a domestic worker， now the lover of Lieutenant Barnes， is searching for information about her brother Ambrose who died during a revolution in their land The Fairest。 In fact the Lieutenant was once a radical but now has power and all the ego that goes with it; even being a selfish lover to D but that's okay she has own agenda too。The world building by this writer is all encompassing with cats revered as gods， magic held in high regard and a floating morgue ship that gives a whole new meaning to the walking dead。Then there are the museums for every aspect of life but the one D believes will reveal what happened to her brother is strangely the only one that has been burnt down。 Through her lover she becomes the curator for another museum that she hopes will lead to the truth about Ambrose。I believe this is the main plot of the story but with almost 500 pages there are many sub plots， an excessive amount of characters， and a reverence for cats that is never fully explained and left me a bit confused the more I read。The beginning's filled with a great deal of exposition of The Fairest， the end's exciting， thrilling， twisty， and quite satisfying but the middle felt like a separate book of short stories。 Now the stories were entertaining for the most part and most had a connection to the surprise reveal but were they necessary？ The pacing is a very slow burn， so patience is a requirement when reading this magical realism but I will say I was purring with glee at the end。I received a free copy of this book from the publishers via #NetGalley for a fair and honest review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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There will- and should be- a wide and enthusiastic audience for this sprawling fantasy novel but it just wasn't me。 That's not to say that King doesn't do awesome worldbuilding （he does） or create intriguing characters （he does）。 It's easy to draw out that there's a Dickens thing going on - the main character named Dora， the conditions， and so on- but read this for its originality。 Who can't love cats （lots of people） but here they are worshipped。 All elements that should have made this a positi There will- and should be- a wide and enthusiastic audience for this sprawling fantasy novel but it just wasn't me。 That's not to say that King doesn't do awesome worldbuilding （he does） or create intriguing characters （he does）。 It's easy to draw out that there's a Dickens thing going on - the main character named Dora， the conditions， and so on- but read this for its originality。 Who can't love cats （lots of people） but here they are worshipped。 All elements that should have made this a positive for me but as with so many fantasies， I got lost。 Thanks to the publisher for the ARC。 For genre fans。 。。。more
Tara Eakin
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I really enjoyed this tale it is a long form expansion of the short story The Curator。 A fantastically story of the fantasy set in the 19th century the unamed city nicknamed “the fairest city ” The curator is full of whimsy the unexplained a hero in a character named Dora who seeks out answers of where her brother went after he died。 Her brother Ambrose adored Dora or （D） as he affectionately called her， he worked at the Museum of Psykical Research when she was six。 Dora’s convinced that the ans I really enjoyed this tale it is a long form expansion of the short story The Curator。 A fantastically story of the fantasy set in the 19th century the unamed city nicknamed “the fairest city ” The curator is full of whimsy the unexplained a hero in a character named Dora who seeks out answers of where her brother went after he died。 Her brother Ambrose adored Dora or （D） as he affectionately called her， he worked at the Museum of Psykical Research when she was six。 Dora’s convinced that the answers lie within the Museum of Psykical Research before she can find any answers she finds the building burnt to the ground while the city is in the midst 。of a revolutionary uprising。 Dora becomes the curator of The Museum of the Worker as soon as Dora digs for answers people around her try to get in her way or stop her from looking for the answers to questions that should stay buried。 I found some of the side stories were a little long and some of the language used offensive at times。 However I enjoyed the story the 19th century feel the characters were well delivered and very interesting。 The world is almost like a Dickens story， I thought the idea of the different museums was ingenious to the plot。 The cats I think will please a lot of people and is pivotal to the plot。 I ask you have patience because the story is wonderful。 It is slow to start but once the pace picks up you won’t want to put it down。 Recommend for fans of fantasy novels and fans of V。E Schwab Novels I would like to thank Owen King Simon & Schuster Canada， Scribner and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kristien
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I thought about DNF-ing this book several times。 There didn't seem to be much of a plot that went anywhere but I kept going because there were some interesting characters and dry humor in the dialogue that made the story interesting enough to keep slogging through。 I think the first half of the book could have been condensed significantly。 I felt the story got much better at the mid-way point， when everything started to come together with more of a purposeful plot。 Overall， an enjoyable read but I thought about DNF-ing this book several times。 There didn't seem to be much of a plot that went anywhere but I kept going because there were some interesting characters and dry humor in the dialogue that made the story interesting enough to keep slogging through。 I think the first half of the book could have been condensed significantly。 I felt the story got much better at the mid-way point， when everything started to come together with more of a purposeful plot。 Overall， an enjoyable read but it took a while to get there。 2。5/5 。。。more
Cortney
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Faith Hurst-Bilinski
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I loved Sleeping Beauties and I really wanted to become immersed in the world described in the summaries of this book。 I just couldn’t。 The characters and events were just thrown at me right and left but never fully formed。 I never felt I could visualize or create this world or its characters。 I could not visualize the events or the setting。 It was just cumbersome and difficult to get through。
Matthew Picardat
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I received an advance digital copy in exchange for an honest review via NetGalley and the publisher。 Thank you。 Great premise！ The story was pretty great and I enjoyed the multiple points of view but overall the characters of felt a little thin and the ending left something to be desired。 But I sure did enjoy my time。
Tammy Hansen
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Where to begin。 The story takes place in an unnamed city with a rich monarchy and ruling class， and significant number of poor。 After a revolution， buildings are being given to those loyal to the revolution。 Dora， the lover of one of the student revolutionaries， wants The Museum of Psykical Research， where her deceased brother did work， but the building was nothing more than a burned out shell。 Her lover， Robert， changes the paperwork so she can instead have The National Museum of the Worker。 Sh Where to begin。 The story takes place in an unnamed city with a rich monarchy and ruling class， and significant number of poor。 After a revolution， buildings are being given to those loyal to the revolution。 Dora， the lover of one of the student revolutionaries， wants The Museum of Psykical Research， where her deceased brother did work， but the building was nothing more than a burned out shell。 Her lover， Robert， changes the paperwork so she can instead have The National Museum of the Worker。 She sets about cleaning and repairing the items in the museum。 Soon， she notices that things are not as they seem。Throw in the poor populace that worships cats， a Morgue Ship， political instability， and a murdering government official， along with a legion of other characters and their backstories， and you have this book that slowly plods along to its unremarkable ending。 。。。more
Nicolle Harris
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Thank you Net gallery for the advanced copy。This was quite a quirky and different kind of a book。 Multiple points of view of well， dying。 Sort of。 The end was a little choppy but would definitely recommend。
Nate Goldstein
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Just won a giveaway！！ Can’t wait to read！
Mari Kent
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Thank you Owen King， Scribner， and Netgalley for this free ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I normally wouldn't request something just based on the description alone， but a magical Dickensian tale with cats felt like the type of fantasy world I could get lost in for a bit: “A Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures， thieves are noble， scholars are revolutionaries， and conjurers are the most wonderful criminals you can imagine。” However， this stor Thank you Owen King， Scribner， and Netgalley for this free ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I normally wouldn't request something just based on the description alone， but a magical Dickensian tale with cats felt like the type of fantasy world I could get lost in for a bit: “A Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures， thieves are noble， scholars are revolutionaries， and conjurers are the most wonderful criminals you can imagine。” However， this story was not for me。 Early on I thought the world building was going to be good， and I can see the Dickensian influence in the descriptions of characters and long paragraphs detailing some gritty aspect of the city。 After a while this got old， and I almost didn't finish this book a few times; by halfway through I realized that most of these longwinded descriptions didn't move the story forward， or tell us anything about the inner lives of characters。 The world building in itself was good， but because it was not balanced at all， it became exhausting。 The way female characters are portrayed in this book is fairly awful and frankly insulting。 I kept thinking perhaps that would get better as well; we see the potential for a strong female character who's clearly more clever by far than most of those around her， but her character arc has her continuing to stay with and fall in love with a ridiculous lover， who's bad in bed， a hypocrite to his own revolution， selfish and doltish。 Some of the secondary characters seemed to be there for shock appeal as well， and some of the darker and more brutal scenes didn't seem necessary to move the story forward。 I may not be the target audience here。 I would not be surprised if this resonates more with male readers， and perhaps horror or thriller readers will connect more with the latter half。 That said， I struggle to recommend this to anyone because the characterization bothered me so much。 。。。more
Jen
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I did not finish this title。 In short， it was cumbersome and the characters were not developed enough to be likeable （halfway in to the book）。 Characters were dumped in， given a lenghty back story， and then disappeared in favor of someone else。 The concept， the premise attracted me。 Odd mix of fantasy and government coup， in what felt vaguely Victorian。 It should've worked。 And for some readers， it certianly will。 The "romance" bothered me greatly。 Clearly， sex was a means to an end。 Dora was un I did not finish this title。 In short， it was cumbersome and the characters were not developed enough to be likeable （halfway in to the book）。 Characters were dumped in， given a lenghty back story， and then disappeared in favor of someone else。 The concept， the premise attracted me。 Odd mix of fantasy and government coup， in what felt vaguely Victorian。 It should've worked。 And for some readers， it certianly will。 The "romance" bothered me greatly。 Clearly， sex was a means to an end。 Dora was uninterested and uninvolved--just "lay there and took it" in a way that is demeaning for even an underdeveloped female character。 Every sexual encounter felt like amateur porn。I know this will be a 5-star read for someone， but it's definltely not for me。 。。。more
Constant_reader_UK
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The CuratorTitle - The CuratorAuthor - Owen KingRelease Date - March 07th 2023Page Count - 480Read/Listen Time - 15hrsRating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ /5 starsYou may know Owen King from his previous works of Sleeping Beauties and Double Feature so when I heard he had a new one on its way I was so excited。 The Curator has many characters but the focus is on Dora （or D） and her relationships with Lieutenant Robert Barnes and Ike。 In the midst of civil war D seeks to build a better life; using the influence o The CuratorTitle - The CuratorAuthor - Owen KingRelease Date - March 07th 2023Page Count - 480Read/Listen Time - 15hrsRating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ /5 starsYou may know Owen King from his previous works of Sleeping Beauties and Double Feature so when I heard he had a new one on its way I was so excited。 The Curator has many characters but the focus is on Dora （or D） and her relationships with Lieutenant Robert Barnes and Ike。 In the midst of civil war D seeks to build a better life; using the influence of her lover Barnes she is given the job of Curator of the Workers Museum。 There are strange goings on in the museum， in fact strange things are happening all over the city， somethings coming…The first half of the book focusses on investing the reader into the story and characters; Owen Kings world building is outstanding， the achromatic gloominess of the unnamed city （nicknamed The Fairest） is ingenious， its lack of identity is both neutral and yet familiar in that I as the reader pictured an oldtimey London where other readers will see similarities of other cities of a bygone era in their own minds eye。 The characters are numerous and disparate but King intertwines their journeys perfectly in the final third so the reader really gets to know their importance and relevance to the overall story。If you are in to immersive， dark and fantastical reads then this is the book for you。 5 stars。 。。。more
Pattie
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Different from my normal reads - but definitely a King！
Elyssa
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An intricately built fantasy world with man moving pieces， written by the son of literary royalty， this book has the potential to be amazing。 But， it just didn’t do much for me。 There were too many people， most of whom I found mediocre and didn’t care about。 It got better when everything started coming together at the end， but it was too late for me to care。
Courtney Mason
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The Curator is a fantastical， complex story with an overlay of horror。 It is a multiple POV and can be hard to follow at first。 I held out hope that all the characters and scenarios would come together and they did。 I enjoyed the second half of the book more than the first simply because I was able to understand the connections。This book is very descriptive and can make you feel like you don’t have the brain capacity to understand it at times。 Power through that feeling and you will be thankful The Curator is a fantastical， complex story with an overlay of horror。 It is a multiple POV and can be hard to follow at first。 I held out hope that all the characters and scenarios would come together and they did。 I enjoyed the second half of the book more than the first simply because I was able to understand the connections。This book is very descriptive and can make you feel like you don’t have the brain capacity to understand it at times。 Power through that feeling and you will be thankful you did！ The payoff is a story of love， loss， battle and terror。 And who doesn’t love a world where cats are beloved and revered？ 。。。more
Adam Keener
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The Curator is the debut novel of Owen King （yes， he is related to that King）。 It takes place in a nameless city nicknamed ‘The Fairest’， which is in the midst of a revolution where the aristocracy has been overthrown。 The city is a bleak place full of little wonders that make it feel unique: the poor worship cats at ancient shrines， a floating morgue ship shows off preserved bodies of famed criminals for the rich to gawk at， and a secret society operates from the shadows。 The story mostly focus The Curator is the debut novel of Owen King （yes， he is related to that King）。 It takes place in a nameless city nicknamed ‘The Fairest’， which is in the midst of a revolution where the aristocracy has been overthrown。 The city is a bleak place full of little wonders that make it feel unique: the poor worship cats at ancient shrines， a floating morgue ship shows off preserved bodies of famed criminals for the rich to gawk at， and a secret society operates from the shadows。 The story mostly focuses on Dora， a young woman who， in the aftermath of the revolution， tries to gain ownership of a strange building called The Museum of Psykical Research。 Dora’s late brother was enmeshed with the Museum before his untimely death， and she believes the building holds some answers。 Unfortunately， she arrives at the museum to find it burned to the ground， and instead is given curatorship of a neighboring one， The Museum of the Worker。 The story unfolds in the aftermath of the revolution and peels back the mysteries surrounding the city， the revolution， and the forces that threaten it。The Curator is incredibly well-plotted。 Honestly， it is one of the most tightly plotted books I've ever read。 King manages to weave an intricate web that connects nearly every character the reader encounters， no matter how throwaway they might feel。 The background train driver or scarcely-mentioned roommate might end up getting their own POV chapter by the end。 This book feels like a love letter to the plotter's muse: seemingly small actions and dialogue end up connecting to one another in elegant ways。 These are often quite subtle， and The Curator rewards careful readers。 Once I realized this， my entire approach to reading it changed， and I started actively highlighting small things or background characters that stood out。 My diligence rewarded me with a burst of endorphins every time I pieced together another layer of the connective tissue。 And those are just the ones I noticed—The Curator is a book that begs for a reread almost immediately after finishing， and I have no doubt that more nuances would reveal themselves during a second trip。If books were rated on plotting alone， The Curator would be an easy five stars。 Unfortunately， other aspects aren't done as well。 Many characters feel paper-thin， and more like personified bullet-points than nuanced individuals。 In fairness， these are often interesting bullet-points， and there are some good moments， but this is a book where plot always comes before character。 Personally， I was fine with the trade—the plotting is so precise and there were so many characters that it didn’t bother me that they didn’t have much individual depth。But what really makes The Curator hard to recommend is its pacing。 The intricate plotting reveals itself less as a focused march towards a climax and more throughout a collection of scattered vignettes from multitude of perspectives。 In many ways， its similar to a slice-of-life novel， but with much darker themes and tone。 The chapters are well-written and I found King's prose to be very consumable throughout （with the exception of an awkward opening）， but unfortunately it makes the pacing feel incredibly slow at times。 There are a lot of little things happening that seem to have no impact at all in moving the story forward， and while it does undoubtedly move， it does so at a languid pace。 It is worth mentioning that this also created a sort of richness to the city， so it isn't entirely without benefit， but I would have still preferred a faster pace。King's debut is one of big strengths and but weaknesses， and he's undoubtedly talented as a writer。 Ultimately， I found the journey of The Curator to be better than the final destination， and I expect this will be a book that creates both vocal admiration and enmity。 I simultaneously really enjoyed my time with it， and left wanting it to better than it was。 If the strengths appeal to you， and you can ignore the weaknesses， you might find it to be something special。3 ½ out of 5 starsYou should read The Curator if:-You like books with intricate plotting where everything seems to connect together。-You’re fine with slow books that meander towards a destination。-You’re fine with dark tones and themes—this is not a happy book。This is also posted on my blog: I Should Read More。The Curator releases on March 7th， 2023。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
kerrycat
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this story made me physically ill but I couldn't stop reading it， even when I was ohsoclose to the end and I couldn't NOT be sick this story made me physically ill but I couldn't stop reading it， even when I was ohsoclose to the end and I couldn't NOT be sick 。。。more
Sarah
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I would LOVE to buy a copy of this book for myself and I would definitely recommend it to anyone that enjoys fantasy。 It was extremely original and inventive。 The co-existence of worlds and the whole magic system was lovely， although there are still enough unanswered questions that I would love a sequel， if the author ever chose to explore this universe further。 I also really enjoyed the discussion of classism， not just with the revolution itself but with the scholars frowning upon the poor for I would LOVE to buy a copy of this book for myself and I would definitely recommend it to anyone that enjoys fantasy。 It was extremely original and inventive。 The co-existence of worlds and the whole magic system was lovely， although there are still enough unanswered questions that I would love a sequel， if the author ever chose to explore this universe further。 I also really enjoyed the discussion of classism， not just with the revolution itself but with the scholars frowning upon the poor for worshipping cats， etc。 This book takes a while to get going and I almost gave up， but it really gets good around 25% in。 The middle chapters were very well paced， and the last few chapters were especially exciting。 It felt like a nice payoff for the slow build-up。 It switches perspectives a LOT， sometimes to that of a character that was mentioned once 50 pages ago， and there are also a lot of small， seemingly trivial details sprinkled throughout that end up being very significant later on。 This sometimes requires you to go back a few chapters to remind yourself where you've heard that name before。 This was a little confusing at first， but everything comes together so satisfyingly that I cannot complain too much。 In fact， it makes me excited to reread this book because I'll be able to pick out all of the foreshadowing that I completely missed the first time around。I really， really wish we had gotten more of Lionel and Mosi。 They were pretty important characters， but we didn't get to see much from their perspective; it's a shame because they were my favorites and I loved their relationship。 I think that the story would have really benefited from a more in-depth look at their interactions and their role in the revolution。 Likewise， I wish we had learned more about the actual revolution itself。 The story focuses on the aftermath， and while we learn the gist of why the revolution happened， we don't get to see what it actually looked like。 。。。more
Jordan
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The only Owen King book I have read was Sleeping Beauties （which was co-written along with Stephen King） which I liked。 But with The Curator， I just couldn't seem to get into it。I really did enjoy the concept of this book， and some of the whimsical prose scattered throughout the book。 But the cerebral flow of the writing made it a struggle for me to follow the story。 I had no idea what was going on but kept pushing forward thinking it would come to fruition， but halfway through the book I still The only Owen King book I have read was Sleeping Beauties （which was co-written along with Stephen King） which I liked。 But with The Curator， I just couldn't seem to get into it。I really did enjoy the concept of this book， and some of the whimsical prose scattered throughout the book。 But the cerebral flow of the writing made it a struggle for me to follow the story。 I had no idea what was going on but kept pushing forward thinking it would come to fruition， but halfway through the book I still didn't really know what was going on， and I wasn't invested enough to care。 I felt like there was a lack of characterization。 I just wasn't interested and didn't care for any of the characters， and felt like I never got to know any characters on a deeper level than the surface。 I really wanted to like this， but sadly I just couldn't get into this one。Special thank to Scribner， NetGalley and Owen King for this ARC in exchange for me honest review 。。。more
Cindy
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This sounds really good。
Nic
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Read for review in SFX; probably 4。5 stars， still pondering。
Jess （oracle_of_madness）
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Thank you， Netgalley and Publisher， for this Arc！！I really wound up loving this。 It's bizarre， whimsical， and has cat worship！ I do feel like this is the kind of fantasy that half of the readers will not enjoy saying it doesn't make sense， and the other half will enjoy immensely as the treat it is。 Dora is the main character in this story， and really， the heart of this tale。 There are many other characters throughout the book that different chapters follow， which， admittedly， was a bit confusing Thank you， Netgalley and Publisher， for this Arc！！I really wound up loving this。 It's bizarre， whimsical， and has cat worship！ I do feel like this is the kind of fantasy that half of the readers will not enjoy saying it doesn't make sense， and the other half will enjoy immensely as the treat it is。 Dora is the main character in this story， and really， the heart of this tale。 There are many other characters throughout the book that different chapters follow， which， admittedly， was a bit confusing at first。 But， my feelings on books like this is to simply go with the flow and trust the author and in this case， that definitely worked out！ There is revolution， a secret society and a whole entire community of people interacting throughout this novel。 What made me really fall in love with this was how all these tiny pieces started fitting together at the end to make this quite amazing full picture that really is quite beautiful。 Out March 7， 2023！There are some disturbing scenes and images， suicide， violence， torture。 。。。more
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal opinions， but I can provide a brief summary of the book "The Curator" written by M。 W。 Craven。 The Curator is a thriller novel that follows the story of Washington Poe， a detective inspector， and his colleague， Tilly Bradshaw， who investigate a series of mysterious killings that lead them to a small， isolated village in Cumbria， England。 In this village， they discover a complex web of secrets and lies that involve the local landowner， a historian， and a renowned art curator， who holds the key to solving the case。 The story includes elements of art history， forensics， and police procedural， as the detectives unravel the clues and try to catch the killer。 The book received positive reviews for its intriguing storyline， well-crafted characters， and atmospheric setting。 Overall， if you're a fan of mystery and thriller novels， you might find "The Curator" to be an engaging and satisfying read。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I cannot provide personal opinions or reviews about a certain book， but I can tell you more information about the book 'The Curator'。 'The Curator' is a mystery novel written by M。W。 Craven， published in 2021。 It is the third installment in the Washington Poe series， featuring Detective Sergeant Washington Poe and civilian analyst Tilly Bradshaw。 The story follows Poe and Bradshaw as they investigate a series of bizarre murders that appear to be connected to an ongoing war of art forgery。 It takes them to the world of high-end art and high-stakes deception， where nothing is quite what it seems。 Overall， readers have given 'The Curator' generally positive reviews， praising its plot twists， character development， and the unique setting of the art world。 If you enjoy thrilling mystery novels， 'The Curator' might be worth checking out。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I do not personally have preferences， opinions or emotions。 However， I can provide you with information about the book 'The Curator'。 The Curator is a mystery-thriller novel written by M。W。Craven， which was published in 2020。 The story follows Detective Sergeant Washington Poe and civilian analyst Tilly Bradshaw as they investigate a series of murders in the Lake District with a suspicious link to a controversial museum。 The book has received positive reviews for its complex plot， well-developed characters and skillful storytelling。 If you are a fan of crime fiction or suspense novels， 'The Curator' may be worth checking out。
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Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Curator
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Curator&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Curator&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0