Reviews

The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

ec_newman's review

3.0

The pious, perfect women drove me mildly batty. Definitely written by a man.b

rose_prickett's review against another edition

funny mysterious sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

nicolleschumacher's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

2.5

I didn’t love the writing 

le_lizzy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

alanheat11's review

dark 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? No

1.0

marinalikeaboatyard's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

“The Princess Bride” for Hot Topic kids

thetipsytomes's review

3.0

After reading this novel, it is easy to see how it set off the Gothic genre. It is a quick read and there are sections where it reads slow, but it is worth it.

dnietoperafan's review against another edition

5.0

This novel grabbed me from the start, and didn’t let go. Even if it’s a cliché, patriarcal, knight-in-shining-armour story, I still loved the way Walpole wrote in the gothic aspect of it. At times it’s a bit extravagant and doesn’t really make much sense, but to be honest, I loved exactly that.

I definitely cared about Matilda throughout the entire novel. She was my favourite out of all the characters. Theodore came in second. I am very excited about my Gothic Literature lesson talking about this book.