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lawrenceevalyn's review
5.0
I just keep coming back to this one. It's so charming! And wholesome! And, okay, sexist and racist-- but not so very much so.
Re-read 6/26 on the bus to New York.
Re-read 6/26 on the bus to New York.
bblue's review
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
angharadop's review
3.0
I really enjoyed the first part of the story, but was very disappointed by the second part. I thought the second half of the story would be a commentary on domesticity and Victorian marriage, but instead it turned out to be a melodrama with racist undertones. Unfortunately just expected more from a book that is taught alongside P and P and Jane Eyre by some american colleges. Would still recommend though for the lovely first half of the story!
astrangegirlsmind's review
3.0
This is a hard one to review. I read it before and during exam time and it did a good job at entertaining me but I don't think I would reread it or recommend it to someone.
joolsca's review
5.0
The Making of a Marchioness is my favourite book of all time; poor-but-honest girl makes good, shallow fashionable crowd exposed as frivolous idiots, true love, black magic, jealousy and British colonialism. What's not to like? Bloody marvellous.
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