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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
reflective
medium-paced
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
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:
Complicated
A plucky young woman strikes out on her own! Unfortunately it is 1909 so it's a horror story of creeping dread until the final few chapters.
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Mixed feelings about the ending, but a feminist novel written in 1909. by a man? And it's actually good?
Enjoyable and rather surprising to have been written by the author. Taking into account when written and by a man sees to show an eye for the future and empathy.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A good read...until the second to last chapter. According to Wells, this is a romance novel. I would agree; however, the reader witnesses the protagonist (Ann Veronica) find herself as a person as she fights through what is expected of her in early 20th century England. It's extremely interesting until the second to last chapter where the dialogue gets EXTREMELY melodramatic and "fou-fou." If you only know Wells for his sci-fi, try reading this as a nice change of pace.
Somewhere in the middle the story lost my interest. The conclusion left a bitter taste in my mouth, and while I applaud and appreciate topics that Wells has brought up (especially for his times), I can't help but feel the disdain behind some of the ideas.