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208 reviews for:

Doctor Thorne

Anthony Trollope

4.08 AVERAGE

taylormendoza19's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

wolfsonarchitect's review against another edition

4.25

informative relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I loved this story because the lead characters were honest and good in the face of less moral characters. It’s a good commentary on 19th century class, inherited wealth vs nouveau rich. Some Trollope can get tedious on fine legal points - this doesn’t.

karinlib's review against another edition

4.0

Enjoyed this third in the Barsetshire series.

amlibera's review against another edition

5.0

Probably closer to 4.5 stars but I just enjoyed the hell out of this and even though the last couple of chapters felt like a very long windup, I can't say I minded particularly. I like spending time with Trollope's people, I like that he doesn't spend his time trying to set up elaborate plot twists (in fact, quite the opposite, the moment that you think a plot twist is about to happen, he announces the result and makes the whole question of twists null and void). Which lets us concentrate on how they do what they do and why they do what they do in a manner that I find both soothing and fascinating in equal turns.