Reviews

Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Vaughan Cheney

ambyreads's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

apstatler's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

ultimatecryptid's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

Some nice turns of phrase, but without emotional variaton. Lots of unexamined colonial propaganda. Felt like it thought it was more profound than it actually was.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation

kailey_luminouslibro's review against another edition

2.0

So sad and awful! But oh, the exquisite beauty and poignant sorrow! I loved it!

maddy_s's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Grief and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racial slurs

keeley's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

ederwin's review against another edition

3.0

I grew up in Louisiana and have a sister named Evangeline, yet I never got around to reading this until today. Overall? meh. But certainly not bad and I can see why people like it. It could make a great opera.

I didn't get a strong sense of rhythm from it, so I can't tell whether he got the right number of syllables in tricky words like Natchitoches and Atchafalaya.

mountaincitybooks's review against another edition

4.0

Beautiful. Now I must go find a history book about the Acadians.