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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
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With more dwelling on this story, my rating may change to a higher level. Interesting novel of social issues set at What Time Period? It feels like a late 1800's novel but deals with some later issues. This gives an unsettling and slightly eerie feel to the tale. The arguments of religion, medicine, women's issues, slum landlords, are well handled.
It is also interesting to see how these characters come together and then....
With more dwelling on this story, my rating may change to a higher level. Interesting novel of social issues set at What Time Period? It feels like a late 1800's novel but deals with some later issues. This gives an unsettling and slightly eerie feel to the tale. The arguments of religion, medicine, women's issues, slum landlords, are well handled.
It is also interesting to see how these characters come together and then....
Well-written, engrossing, and original. The characters are not always likeable but are entirely believable.
I enjoyed this book. Sometimes I think the audiobook doesn’t grab as much as the written word. Odd how I pick up two books at the same time that are similar-magic of the loch, set in Ireland, etc. Worth the read.
Will and Cora approach life and discoveries from very different perspectives - the man of the cloth and the woman of science. This looks at their views and reactions to the emergence of a serpent and strange activities going on in an Essex town.
I struggled with this. I couldn't settle into some how and am struggling to put my finger on why. I think the atmosphere may have been lacking. It's definitely a slow mover, more like literary classics than a lot of contemporary books.
I struggled with this. I couldn't settle into some how and am struggling to put my finger on why. I think the atmosphere may have been lacking. It's definitely a slow mover, more like literary classics than a lot of contemporary books.
So beautifully written that I feel like I'm in mourning now I've finished. Absolutely perfect. Also, as a historian, I love the way Perry deals with a period of history many mistakenly think of as staid and drab. She brings the Essex coast to vivid life here.
This was a strange book. It is mostly a romance, with a little bit of mystery and a little bit of the macabre.
It follows a young widow who finds freedom at the death of her strict and overbearing husband. She travels to the country in the hopes to find evidence of a giant serpent living off the coast. She befriends the local pastor, a man who is intent upon quashing all of the rumors of the serpent while trying to deal with a town caught up in madness.
Different. And good.
It follows a young widow who finds freedom at the death of her strict and overbearing husband. She travels to the country in the hopes to find evidence of a giant serpent living off the coast. She befriends the local pastor, a man who is intent upon quashing all of the rumors of the serpent while trying to deal with a town caught up in madness.
Different. And good.
Another one I petered out on halfway through. Just...dull. I couldn't get into it.
Sublime and utterly captivating. Perry brings a voice that you simply cannot get out of your head. The rhythm and cadence of this story is beautiful. All before you get to a clever plot and characters that throw you from one emotion to another. Her description of place is astounding and never over extended. Her understanding of the era, its highs and social lows, is obvious in it's obliqueness.
Starts off great, becomes an unappealing "romantic" novel with everyone falling for everyone and formerly strong characters and semblance of a story crumbling underneath.