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3.19 AVERAGE
3.19 AVERAGE
The last 5% was enough I considered a 2.5⭐ but then I remembered the 95% before that.
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Book 41 in 2025 🅰️
The Scarlet Letter - Nathanial Hawthorne
3.75⭐️ - Hester Prynne was not at all how I imagined her from my many viewings of Easy A. She is quiet, resolute, and pious. She took her punishment with silence and resilience, and I couldn't help but admire her for it, despite how frustrating it was to read at times.
It took me a while to get into the book, and the beginning when they found the documents and manuscript seemed to go on forever. I honestly think that whole part is skippable. The narration keeps you at a distance from the characters, which was very effective at times, but occasionally felt a little dull.
I think it would be really interesting to study, but it also seems a bit odd that it is on the syllabus in US schools, given some of the themes.
The colonisation themes weren't as prominent as I expected them to be, and the racist overtones got a but much at times, even when taking into account when the book was written.
All in all, though, I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to watching the movie adaptation (and maybe another rewatch of Easy A).
The Scarlet Letter - Nathanial Hawthorne
3.75⭐️ - Hester Prynne was not at all how I imagined her from my many viewings of Easy A. She is quiet, resolute, and pious. She took her punishment with silence and resilience, and I couldn't help but admire her for it, despite how frustrating it was to read at times.
It took me a while to get into the book, and the beginning when they found the documents and manuscript seemed to go on forever. I honestly think that whole part is skippable. The narration keeps you at a distance from the characters, which was very effective at times, but occasionally felt a little dull.
I think it would be really interesting to study, but it also seems a bit odd that it is on the syllabus in US schools, given some of the themes.
The colonisation themes weren't as prominent as I expected them to be, and the racist overtones got a but much at times, even when taking into account when the book was written.
All in all, though, I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to watching the movie adaptation (and maybe another rewatch of Easy A).
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
I guess the classics just aren’t for me
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
sad
tense
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
very dense, descriptive and archaic. but idc - the scarlet letter is a gem of a book about compassion, autonomy, and change. hester touched me so deeply when i first read this. for her singular transgression she faces severe ostracization within the unforgiving bounds of Puritanical society. yet, she was an extraordinary model for teenage me of how a single, solitary woman can hold unwavering self-kindness, quiet dignity, and remain soft even in the midst of darkness.
favorite line: “we could hardly do otherwise than pluck one of its flowers, and present it to the reader. it may serve, let us hope, to symbolize some sweet moral blossom, that may be found along the track, or relieve the darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow.”
favorite line: “we could hardly do otherwise than pluck one of its flowers, and present it to the reader. it may serve, let us hope, to symbolize some sweet moral blossom, that may be found along the track, or relieve the darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow.”
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes