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lydiagardiner's review
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
rebekahjohnson81's review
4.0
As an early feminist writer, I thought Wollstencraft was rather clever framing her feminist viewpoints within a "gothic" story. If the assertions that gothic novels were mainly women's reading in that time period is true, then she did a good thing by making sure women would read the important things she had to say about their treatment in the story. It's a little rough going at first, but once you begin reading beneath the surface and understand the background to it, it is easier to digest. Wollstencraft is awesome ...
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