Reviews

The Heart of Midlothian: Tales of My Landlord, 2nd Series by Walter Scott

amandaquotidianbooks's review against another edition

3.0

This was surprisingly easy to read, once you get the hang of the Scottish dialect and ignore all the Latin phrases that don’t really add important information. At its heart, this is a story story about two sisters, who remind me of Marianne and Elinor from Sense and Sensibility. Jeanie is an angel in the house, but also has agency and has her principles tested. Effie is accused of murdering her newborn illegitimate child, which sparks the events of the book (and, okay, doesn’t make her exactly like Marianne). I did not know where this story was going half the time, but in a good way. There were many dramatic plot points, though there was no real climax to the story. I’m really glad I read this and would consider trying something else by Scott.

velocitygirl14's review against another edition

4.0

I was meaning to read this one for a long time and it didn't disappoint. It took a bit to get through the dialogue and if I didn't know the context of the religiousness, I would have been utterly annoyed, but it was well done, the whole road movie of Jeanie Deans going to get the pardon for her sister.

If I hadn't known this was based on a real life event, I'd have been quite skeptical about the situation, but it worked well.