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3.06 AVERAGE
3.06 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
Do not be creepy or weird to young women or you will be haunted by giants and skeletons!! (Except then women are still property to be exchanged because it's the 1700s.)
I had a pretty good time with this! Very dramatic. The giant knight ghost is probably my favourite. Not a fan ofMatilda being killed though.
I had a pretty good time with this! Very dramatic. The giant knight ghost is probably my favourite. Not a fan of
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
Well, that was...fun. Seriously, that was some major dramaaaaaaa.
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i just don’t get it
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Spooky and funny
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
it’s an interesting read! Been trying to get into classics outside of high school and this was an amazing gothic novel! It’s so interesting to see the hysteria developing within Manfred as the plot progresses, as the house is giving these signs not to MARRY YOUR RECENTLY DECEASED SON’s FIANCE…
Insanely melodramatic - read because it's the original Gothic novel but no one mentioned it's also a soap opera...dramatic deaths, secret kids, poisonings, faked documents, pirates (?), and just like so much fainting and boy talk
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you want to reach back to the origins of the gothic novel, you must read Walpole's "Castle of Otranto." The novel is set in England during the crusades. It centers on how a handful of characters contend with each other over the period of two days over two questions: 1) who will be heir to the property/title and 2) who will marry the two fair maidens--Isabella and Matilda.
As the conflict unfolds, we witness libidinous regents, swooning women, virtuous knights, long-lost sons and undeclared heirs. These characters operate in a setting filled with dark passages, trap doors, menacing woods, and rocky crevices. We also get a recitation of events in Italy and in the Holy Land as one of the characters, a Crusader, recounts his adventures. And if that isn't enough, we have a few supernatural events to deepen the mood further.
I found the language to be simultaneously elevated and melodramatic. The novel lends itself easily to interpretations within the framework of Marx (claims for inheriting land and property), Freud (machinating to possess the bodies of young women) and Jung (symbolism in the swords, armor, chambers, and archetypes portrayed by the characters).
It's short for the tradition of gothic novels, so pick up a copy and keep the lights on and the doors locked.
As the conflict unfolds, we witness libidinous regents, swooning women, virtuous knights, long-lost sons and undeclared heirs. These characters operate in a setting filled with dark passages, trap doors, menacing woods, and rocky crevices. We also get a recitation of events in Italy and in the Holy Land as one of the characters, a Crusader, recounts his adventures. And if that isn't enough, we have a few supernatural events to deepen the mood further.
I found the language to be simultaneously elevated and melodramatic. The novel lends itself easily to interpretations within the framework of Marx (claims for inheriting land and property), Freud (machinating to possess the bodies of young women) and Jung (symbolism in the swords, armor, chambers, and archetypes portrayed by the characters).
It's short for the tradition of gothic novels, so pick up a copy and keep the lights on and the doors locked.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
This was dreadfully boring and I couldn’t wait for it to be over.