Reviews - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Brontë, Anne Brontë

4.07 AVERAGE

ranaldclouston's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad 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

Finished reading Anne Brontë's 1848 novel of domestic cruelty and escape. Huntingdon is a devastatingly sustained portrayal of a 'can't you take a joke, love?' sniggering, if superficially charming, bully, and the passages of the initially naive Helen alternately suffering through, or trying to stand up to, him are compelling. I'm less convinced by the character of Markham who frames the story, and Anne's extremely strongly expressed (if somewhat unconventional) Christianity isn't exactly my thing. Definitely worth the read.

pieceofcharbage's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I agonised over what rating to give this for ages. In the end, it loses points because the middle section

from Helen's diary

was just a biiiittt too long for my tastes. It was the only part of the book that started to enter slog territory

Otherwise; a FANTASTIC book! I adore the setting and the characters and their relationships. Sometimes the themes felt like they were hitting me over the head (RIP Lawrence) but it didn't take away from my enjoyment. I especially enjoyed Markham's growth and getting to look back after reading Helen's diary and getting to go ooohhhh that's why!!

A book that was very readable and very easy to pick up because I was thinking about it often