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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Oh goodness... I'm just so done with analyzing this book for english class, that I can't even put the effort in to write a proper review. I liked it. I didn't like the analyzing.
A cultural classic, it captures the time period well and is still relevant today.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It sure was a book written by an author and printed on paper.
It wasn’t necessarily offensive, but I found it so hard to find a guilty conscious comparable to poverty and being ostracized by your entire community, even with the added psychological shenanigans from Pearl and Chillingworth
All in all, I think the story relies at least a bit on the reader being religious or growing up in a church to be most effective and without that, it falls flat in some parts and comes across as extremely melodramatic in others. Half of the events of the story just made me go, “…okay, and what?”
It wasn’t necessarily offensive, but I found it so hard to find
All in all, I think the story relies at least a bit on the reader being religious or growing up in a church to be most effective and without that, it falls flat in some parts and comes across as extremely melodramatic in others. Half of the events of the story just made me go, “…okay, and what?”
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-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
had to read for american lit class wouldnt read it again if you paid me
Audiobook- a simple story but with so many emotions. How people perceive others, how those affected by our actions perceive themselves and us, and how we perceive ourselves and how those emotions change over time for all. I'd be interested in a class on this book.
I had to read this book for school and i really liked it. Dimmesdale got on my nerves a few times because he wanted to confess but then he didn't. And Finally he confess his sin to the people seconds before he dies. it kinda sounds corny but he did say he was going ot confess on judgment day and he did. I got confussed on what happened to Pearl though i would really like to know.
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
The pace is extremely slow and the langauge overly descriptive (I honestly can't believe I got through it all), but there are some truly beautiful passages here. The themes, the characters and the setting are equally fascinating, but the story is, unfortunately, killed by the snail pace. I really enjoyed the conversations (particularly between Hester and Pearl), but the massive chunks of descriptions were a drag. There are whole sections at the beginning of the book which have absolutely nothing to do with the story, and are, frankly, boring.
Lots to think about though, regarding shame. The way we carry it, the way it shapes our lives, how it fosters judgement in others and a need to atone in ourselves, the way society brands us and how that impacts us, the way one "wrong" decision can lead to living a life of selfhatred and social isolation – especially for women.
The innocence and natural wilderness and curiosity of children is wonderfully explored, and I love how that contrasts with adults' preoccupation with social rules and "correct" behaviour.
I wish the religious moralism was delved into deeper. I wish we got more time with the characters, and less pages about the environment.
Lots to think about though, regarding shame. The way we carry it, the way it shapes our lives, how it fosters judgement in others and a need to atone in ourselves, the way society brands us and how that impacts us, the way one "wrong" decision can lead to living a life of selfhatred and social isolation – especially for women.
The innocence and natural wilderness and curiosity of children is wonderfully explored, and I love how that contrasts with adults' preoccupation with social rules and "correct" behaviour.
I wish the religious moralism was delved into deeper. I wish we got more time with the characters, and less pages about the environment.