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3.06 AVERAGE
3.06 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
How to rate a book which has been around a while and is considered the earliest of its genre, but is actually lacking plot, suspense, ghosts or other spooky goings on, and spends most of the time following a creep of a prince talking incessantly about wanting to divorce his wife to marry his dead son's fiancée?
The novel format may have been fairly new in English at this time but there are plenty Jacobean plays that do suspense and psychological portraits very well that could have inspired in constructing a better plot structure. It rushes over the strange noises and the giant armour and hand ... ?? is never explored or explained.
It was short, so I carried on, thinking, the good bits will come soon, they're coming... But the good bits were at the start and it went downhill after about 40%.
The novel format may have been fairly new in English at this time but there are plenty Jacobean plays that do suspense and psychological portraits very well that could have inspired in constructing a better plot structure. It rushes over the strange noises and the giant armour and hand ... ?? is never explored or explained.
It was short, so I carried on, thinking, the good bits will come soon, they're coming... But the good bits were at the start and it went downhill after about 40%.
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well, it’s a little pointless to write a review, as Horace Walpole is long gone. But I will say, I read this as part of a larger intention of mine to read all of the major works of gothic literature. I found this interesting as an example of proto-gothic, and the author’s extremely fast paced plot twists made things fun, but goodness the last three chapters dragged and fell short of the spooky, reflective, and evocative promise of what we consider gothic literature. It was really just a medieval romance story with only a few unrelated supernatural elements.
dialogue heavy slog with little compelling characterisation or narrative
I appreciate the atmosphere of tension but otherwise I did not find much to like
I appreciate the atmosphere of tension but otherwise I did not find much to like
this book is hilarious. may Alfonso the Good protect us all
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fascinating imitation of the archaic style—but nevertheless does it put a strain on the comfort of the modern reader. Surprising plot turns. The suspense never died.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
o nível de gente perturbosa por quilômetro é algo sensacional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No