Reviews - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Brontë, Anne Brontë

4.07 AVERAGE

ellarose_03's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

spirallingshape4385's review against another edition

5.0

slow-paced

melloreads's review against another edition

4.25

challenging reflective tense slow-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

eannsc's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

The storyline was very enjoyable but the execution at the end was a bit unorganized for my taste.

I loved the first part and couldn’t put it down. When narrators switched, I had difficulty enjoying the story probably because I didn’t enjoy the other narrator’s voice. It’s hard to criticize because being able to write so clearly as two different people is a skill not many authors have. Therefore, I would say that the other narrator is just my personal problem and not something to avoid the book for.

I was less than thrilled with the ending. Mainly because storylines were jumped forward and backwards with different characters and I felt it lacked organization because of this. Otherwise, I enjoyed this book.

lollykendall's review against another edition

4.0

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mrcp5813's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective 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: No

Beautifully written and inspiring that Helen continously tries to do the right thing for all around her, especially her husband, despite his actions. Gilbert and Helen are both mistaken in the characters of the people around them and slowly learn to see them for what they are. This helps the pair see that the other is pure of heart.

I really liked the way the book was written in form of a letter from Gilbert to his friend and Helen's diary and letters to her brother.