Reviews

Olalla by Robert Louis Stevenson

jelenwalker's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

kikpres's review

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

anna_pardo's review against another edition

3.0

Relat una mica inconsistent i amb massa enigmes que no es resolen, que ens parla de l'herència, les passions i l'expiació

matcharlyy's review

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

obscuredbyclouds's review

2.0

I liked the mood and the style but really nothing happened here and it went nowhere.

luweebayy's review

4.0

Although sometimes I can find the writing style and language confusing (I’m just not used to the style of the era) I throughly enjoyed this gothic novella!!

pemdas97's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mireiaaaaaa3's review against another edition

3.0

Sé que està molt ben escrit i ambientat, i que també fa algunes reflexions que m'han semblat la mar d'interessants. Però la història no m'ha dit res. Crec que no soc una dona del romanticisme.

religiouslygaia's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

ostrava's review

4.0

I've always had a soft spot for Olalla.

This is not a review, but I'm surprised to see so many people approaching it as a love story. Perhaps my memory is failing me but I'm very sure this wasn't meant to be read like that.

Olalla has an unnatural influence over the main character, as she's an unnatural being herself. Even the brother has some of that influence over the main character too, but less heavy for the lack of physical attraction. As I've said, it's been a while since I read it, but I had the impression that it had something to do with guilt if nothing else.