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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
read it for the shortest book, i have on my TBR pile, it was ok, one to put away for the books
Well.. I don't really know what to think about this one.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5 stars
A bit confusing, but seems to center around sin and temptation. Hawthorne loves to look at the purticanical lives.
A bit confusing, but seems to center around sin and temptation. Hawthorne loves to look at the purticanical lives.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
This short story serves as an allegory of the every man's journey towards evil, of the corruption of morals that the author deems intrinsic to New England's society, and to Man's nature in general.
It read as a cautionary tale – a very well written one, with interesting images and figures of speech, a well executed plot, and good pacing – whose absolute pessimism, however, lead to a flattened and one-sided worldview that fails the contemporary reader. I don't believe that saying something along the lines of "actually, clergymen and seemingly innocent people can be just as bad and corrupted" is as much of a astounding concept to read nowadays. I feel like very few works of this kind manage to be as striking nowadays as they were at the time they were written. And this one didn't pass the test, for me.
It read as a cautionary tale – a very well written one, with interesting images and figures of speech, a well executed plot, and good pacing – whose absolute pessimism, however, lead to a flattened and one-sided worldview that fails the contemporary reader. I don't believe that saying something along the lines of "actually, clergymen and seemingly innocent people can be just as bad and corrupted" is as much of a astounding concept to read nowadays. I feel like very few works of this kind manage to be as striking nowadays as they were at the time they were written. And this one didn't pass the test, for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Death, Racism
This text focuses heavily on the figure of the devil, and on satanic rituals.
The racism is aimed towards Native American people.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes