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lumea19's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
3,90 / 5
Loved it - especially the strong ending! I'm planning to read this book again once.
The one thing that annoyed me a bit was that sometimes the story layout seemed a bit chaotic
Loved it - especially the strong ending! I'm planning to read this book again once.
The one thing that annoyed me a bit was that sometimes the story layout seemed a bit chaotic
rojo25's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Gothic Horror
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Incest, Violence, and Religious bigotry
alfsan's review against another edition
5.0
Pocas veces me he topado con un libro tan entretenido, versátil e impactante. The Monk es un libro gótico escrito en 1796 que no tiene época. Escrito con una increíble prosa y unas historias entrecruzadas que te mantienen leyendo durante horas, te genera distintas emociones profundas. Mathew Lewis logra hacerte reír con comentarios demasiado bien pensados y chistosos, te transporta a una Madrid fanática y religiosa, y las historias te dan escalofríos, a pesar que tiene más de 200 años. Increíble imaginación, increíble libro.
a1exander's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Child death, Confinement, and Torture
Moderate: Incest, Pregnancy, Blood, Grief, Misogyny, Violence, Death of parent, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Fire/Fire injury
josefine_k's review against another edition
dark
3.0
Tror ikke, jeg nogensinde har læst en bog med en mere moralsk fordærvet karakter end Ambrosio, hvorfor jeg er ret overrasket og til dels bekymret over, at Matthew Lewis skrev bogen, da han var kun 19 år.
melisbooked's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
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
4.0
Before reading, y'all gotta check the trigger warnings on this bad boy.
15th century smut!
Wild bandits!
Wanton nuns!
Deceit!
Demons!
As to be expected there was a lot of: grueling verbiage and women shaming.
However, I'm glad I read this.
15th century smut!
Wild bandits!
Wanton nuns!
Deceit!
Demons!
As to be expected there was a lot of: grueling verbiage and women shaming.
However, I'm glad I read this.
sampayn3's review against another edition
3.0
Matthew Lewis's gothic novel is an bold, unsettling satire of the church in the late eighteenth-century. The main focus is the transition of the monk, Ambrosio, from piety to perversion, corruption and sin. With demons, witchcrafts, ghosts, the church grounds, and macabre, Lewis's plot is driven by supernaturalism, horror and violence. At its core, the novel is a simple morality tale: it demonstrates that virtuous decisions lead to favourable conclusions, whereas grossly unfair decisions, or those that defy order, result in chaos, disorder and downfall. The Monk is by far the most terrifying and erotic gothic work I have encountered. I admire the terror of the ending, which did not undo the darkness of plot with hope or happiness, or the convention of marriage. Instead, the last two pages where the most graphic and gruesome of the entire book.
quinncampbell351's review against another edition
4.0
I found The Monk to be gripping in some places, but I feel like it lost momentum in some key parts.
For example, I felt as though the first half of the story focused primarily on Agnes and the marquis, and although that story is interesting, I feel it took far too long for the stories to converge in any meaningful way.
The writing style was interesting, I found it easy to follow when I was paying attention, despite not being familiar with Gothic Fiction. It was a dense read.
The overall story was very entertaining. I liked Ambrosio's slow descent into worse and worse crimes, and the end really brings it all together well for a satisfying conclusion.
I'm not so bothered by the controversies surrounding this book, and I found the themes of religious figures' animosity towards their own sins to be relevant still in the modern era. I love a good defamatory Christian book. The incest was unnecessary though
For example, I felt as though the first half of the story focused primarily on Agnes and the marquis, and although that story is interesting, I feel it took far too long for the stories to converge in any meaningful way.
The writing style was interesting, I found it easy to follow when I was paying attention, despite not being familiar with Gothic Fiction. It was a dense read.
The overall story was very entertaining. I liked Ambrosio's slow descent into worse and worse crimes, and the end really brings it all together well for a satisfying conclusion.
I'm not so bothered by the controversies surrounding this book, and I found the themes of religious figures' animosity towards their own sins to be relevant still in the modern era. I love a good defamatory Christian book. The incest was unnecessary though
alphamail44's review against another edition
4.0
i am literally obsessed with this proto female manipulator