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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
This is one of the greatest books I have ever read, I don't think a book has ever moved me so much to tears because of how beautiful the prose is. One of those rare, life-altering books, I'm writing my thesis on it.
As I began this book, I mistakenly thought that I could simply read it as I would read any novel. However, I was frustrated to follow "the story" as the verse got in my way. I found myself wading through the imagery of the poem in search of a plot, when I recognized my error and began to read the verse as a true poem and let the meaning appear as it might through the images. Some sections remained frustrating, when I felt that Aurora was rambling on about life and love in general, while Aurora's descriptions of her travel south through France to Italy were beautiful. The story had strong feminist elements in Aurora, and while Romney was sometimes the object of her derision, he was never really a bad guy. I enjoyed the relationship between Aurora and Marion Erle, and overall, once I accepted the book as more poem than novel, I found it a worthwhile read.
3.5
My music undergrad is showing-vast epic poems like this just aren’t quite in my wheelhouse yet. And with how fast paced my life is right now, I didn’t have time to read it two or three times like I might have preferred to let it sink in. For now I do find Aurora to be lovely, and kind of exceptionally independent given the time. I’ll be revisiting this one outside of class when I get the chance
My music undergrad is showing-vast epic poems like this just aren’t quite in my wheelhouse yet. And with how fast paced my life is right now, I didn’t have time to read it two or three times like I might have preferred to let it sink in. For now I do find Aurora to be lovely, and kind of exceptionally independent given the time. I’ll be revisiting this one outside of class when I get the chance
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Love EBB a whole lot
challenging
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
dark
emotional
slow-paced
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
I've always been an avid reader, but I'm vastly more comfortable reading prose than poetry, so this was a challenge for me in terms of my recreational reading choices. The more poetry I read, the more I enjoy it and the less I struggle. I chose this one because I read some excerpts in a lit course I took and was interested to get the full context.
Marian Erle was the highlight of the story for me, and I sort of wish the whole story was about her, or at least that we'd gotten to see more of her. The conclusion of her character arc was somewhat disappointing.
I'm not quite satisfied with the character development in the novel, although I'm not confident enough to say if this is due to my lack of understanding or a different value system. I also didn't particularly enjoy the romance element.
Marian Erle was the highlight of the story for me, and I sort of wish the whole story was about her, or at least that we'd gotten to see more of her. The conclusion of her character arc was somewhat disappointing.
I'm not quite satisfied with the character development in the novel, although I'm not confident enough to say if this is due to my lack of understanding or a different value system. I also didn't particularly enjoy the romance element.
slow-paced