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Had to read this for my Romanticism module, and I will give it this rating simply because it connected to everything we mentioned in class. I was able to annotate and pick out little ideas of Romanticism in the novel, so that kept me engaged. I just don’t know why anyone would read this for fun. Its writing is pretty dull; the plot is all over the place; its ending makes little sense based on what was given to us in the rest of the story. Story? Shall I even call it a story?

nolimalumsedheroa's review against another edition

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slow-paced

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

3.25

jonny_buijze's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense 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? No

2.5

passthesalt's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Caleb Williams, the poor guy. half in love with Falkland and unable to know that's what it is - my favourite explanation for the fact Caleb just keeps on exonerating Falkland for unjustly accusing him of a crime he has no chance of defending himself against, because there were no witnesses except Falkland, and, well, Falkland is the upper class one here...

I think about this book so much. it is by no means perfect, but it haunts me, and for that it gets five stars

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