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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
I technically have not finished this book. I do have 60 pages left, but I'm struggling. I think that if you wanna read this book because you think you should....don't. There is nothing worth reading, it was so hard to even read. One topic spans over multiple paragraphs, and on top of that each paragraph is longer than a whole page. It's awful I would not recommend.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
hopeful
reflective
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:
Yes
That's an incredibly long-winded way of saying that no-one is without sin and not to judge, but forgive.
I really should stop being curious about the American classics I hear about in movies...
I really should stop being curious about the American classics I hear about in movies...
“Aveva vagato, senza regole o guide, in selve morali tanto vaste, intricate e umbratili, come la foresta vergine la cui oscurità ora ospitava quel colloquio, foriero di ogni decisione circa il loro destino. L’intelletto è il cuore dimoravano, infatti, in luoghi deserti in cui lei si muoveva libera come gli indiani nei loro boschi.”
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
slow-paced
7.
"Each a ghost, and awe-stricken at the other ghost. They were awe-stricken likewise at themselves; because the crisis flung back to them their consciousness, and revealed to each heart its history and experience, as life never does, except at such breathless epochs. The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. It was with fear, and tremulously, and, as it were, by a slow, reluctant necessity, that Arthur Dimmesdale put forth his hand, chill as death, and touched the chill hand of Hester Prynne. The grasp, cold as it was, took away what was dreariest in the interview. They now felt themselves, at least, inhabitants of the same sphere." (181)
"Each a ghost, and awe-stricken at the other ghost. They were awe-stricken likewise at themselves; because the crisis flung back to them their consciousness, and revealed to each heart its history and experience, as life never does, except at such breathless epochs. The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. It was with fear, and tremulously, and, as it were, by a slow, reluctant necessity, that Arthur Dimmesdale put forth his hand, chill as death, and touched the chill hand of Hester Prynne. The grasp, cold as it was, took away what was dreariest in the interview. They now felt themselves, at least, inhabitants of the same sphere." (181)
It’s clear the author was very censored by publishers. Every criticism of puritanical values and bigotry had to be followed up by a criticism of human nature to soften the blow. The introduction was a criticism of Hawthorne’s own colleagues and added little to the story for how much space it took up. It was hardly captivating and wasted time making a point that could’ve been done in a much shorter novel.