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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
informative
slow-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
I just finished this book as part of a high school class and I loved it. It was such a unique insight to someone who was outrageously shamed for something we wouldn’t bat an eye at nowadays. The way hawthorn describes how guilt manifests itself in different people based on societal standards is nothing short of brilliant. I honestly love his writing style, yes it is a little old fashioned but so descriptive and eloquent. The layering and suspense and wonderfully flawed characters were all so well written. Probably one of my favorite books 5/5
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Found this in the attic of my new house and since I hadn't read it decided to keep it and give it a go, and do you know what, I'm glad I did. Despite the age of the story and the judgemental story I actually enjoyed this. Yes Hawthorne writes in a very old fashioned way (kind of expected this given when it was written) and there is more detail about seemingly inane things than you would normally expect. But despite this I found myself quietly routing for Hester and Pearl as the story went on and I even got a little emotional as the story reached it's end as it showed that even though a relationship doesn't abide by the 'rules' of the time, it doesn't make it any less significant, important or meaningful to those involved. Maybe Hawthorne was/is trying to teach us a lesson, maybe the point is to show that you shouldn't judge, instead let people find their own ways through life. We can only walk in our own shoes after all.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I personally love this book but its hard to read since we are reading it in my hamlit class. The english is super confusing and I keep getting mixed up between the words that I needed to google the summary. But, it finally made sense once I read it.