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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
Well written, easy to follow, but long sentences with many commas. Drama, romance, morality It is striking that adulterers are not described as the bad guys. 3½ stars.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Slow, but strong.
Read but it was a frustrating because people just don't do things like this.
I was surprised at how much I liked this book. After cliff-notes-ing through it in highschool, I finally took the chance to read it over vacation this year, and it is beautifully written! There were lots of great symbols. I'm also a very religious person, and this book made me reflect a lot on good & evil, church culture (the good and bad of it). I love books that make me think and this one did it for me!
Amazing message, but hard to convey with the older style of writing.
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Hawthorn was soooo repetitive that he made the book a much harder read.
I read this back in high school and had wanted to revisit it after learning about the connection between Melville and Hawthorne. It's a lot better than I remember it, as I remember wanting to punch my English teacher in the face for making me read it. Still not my favorite book but it's good. The prose is pretty excellent and it explains a lot of the character of the US. I get why it's stuck around. I didn't finish it this time around because I know how it ends and I don't really care. I got what I wanted out of the reading.