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ckt123's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Had to read it for class but I ended up really enjoying it.
dragonarts's review
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Very boring. We get it, you committed adultery. That doesn't make you Jesus.
Anyway, it starts off fairly good with the stock setup, but by the end is just hopelessly lame with the characters doing little of anything besides existing in the void. Not very fun.
Only redeemable quality: Cornelia "Corny" Carlyle. Love a dominating queen. You go girl!
Anyway, it starts off fairly good with the stock setup, but by the end is just hopelessly lame with the characters doing little of anything besides existing in the void. Not very fun.
Only redeemable quality: Cornelia "Corny" Carlyle. Love a dominating queen. You go girl!
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death and Infidelity
nishalovesbooks's review
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
katrinelinden's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
aliciagriggs's review
5.0
I love this book, and it is now one of my favourite novels, and one I shall enjoy in years to come. The story tells of a young woman, married to a man devoted to her, with four young children, who makes a decisions out of jealousy and impulse, and regrets it for the rest of her life. I won't say anymore than that because it will spoil it, but I highly recommend this book. It takes you through a wide range of emotions and gripped me from start to finish.
gaia76's review
4.0
Un classico romanzo vittoriano. Stole scorrevole e edizione curata ne fanno un testo imperdibile per gli amanti del genere
eososray's review
2.0
It was too long, too moralistic and the women too pathetic for me to like this book much. And the very long drawn out double death scene was just ridiculous.
*A small note about the audiobook, which was downloaded from Librivox. This version was read as a collaboration, which means that the reader can change from chapter to chapter. So from male to female reader and one of them also has an Aussie accent. I found it worked okay for me but it can be disconcerting to switch readers all the time, especially as some were faster or slower and some were better readers, with a few being rather flat in tone.
*A small note about the audiobook, which was downloaded from Librivox. This version was read as a collaboration, which means that the reader can change from chapter to chapter. So from male to female reader and one of them also has an Aussie accent. I found it worked okay for me but it can be disconcerting to switch readers all the time, especially as some were faster or slower and some were better readers, with a few being rather flat in tone.
casscassg's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
5.0
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alysian_fields's review
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0