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3.3 AVERAGE
3.3 AVERAGE
I had expected more from this book. The plot is very interesting, intricate, complex and farfetched; good for a gothic novel. Style of writing is... not that great. Add to that, that I've the feeling the narrator is a sexist bastard (as well towards men as women). Do not want.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
Well-written, as I'd expect from Wilkie Collins, but the set up and introduction of the characters took way more time than the "ghost story" that I had hoped this was. If you're looking for a romance with some supernatural thrills at the end, then I'd recommend it - but if you're looking for a ghost story, try somewhere else.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Quite slow paced as there's quite a bit of introduction and lots of characters to introduce surrounding the mystery of the haunted hotel, in saying this I very much enjoyed the plot twist... Whether or not its effectiveness is affected by how late in the book the twist is revealed I can't decide, there are always things that could be expanded on but going off how slow the book was in general I almost didn't want anything more to happen after the reveal 😂🥲
Overall, a good little classic mystery
Overall, a good little classic mystery
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Me perdió un poco en la parte final de la historia pero disfruté mucho el inicio y el desarrollo por tanto me llevo un buen recuerdo de leerlo.
Pero Henry no merecÃa quedarse con Agnes, y no me pueden hacer cambiar de opinión.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Enjoyable and easy to read. Somehow the ending was too quick for my taste and the book list a star because of that. Having just read The Great God Pan by Machen and Collins’ own The Woman in White, there was little suspense has to who was going to be the villains.
I mean... The whole haunted part was pretty good. But the leading up to the actually haunting was 3/4 of the book. Then there was a few creepy things and then was absolutely no ending. "you wanna know what really happened? Well I'm not gonna tell ya soooo.... Bye"
Not one of my favorites from him, but I still enjoyed it. There’s still so much more I wish we learned about the Countess.