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A classic story of a powerless woman torn between self-proclaimed shrewdness of two righteous men, who are supposed to be the closest persons to her heart and spirit. Even so, they ended up being the perpetrators of her own demise

swegheimerk's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

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

3.0

pecosedie's review against another edition

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challenging emotional relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

Tedious writing style

londonreads378's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

3.25

Poisonous garden of scientist, scientist’s daughter is poisonous, random guy gets infatuated with the daughter, ends up poisonous himself because of her and the garden, guy gives her antidote, she dies. The end. The reason the scientist ended up doing it to his daughter was interesting and might raise a feminist talking point for the time, but other than that it wasn’t bad and it wasn’t great.

misanthrope's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

Small idea over written.

deadgremlin's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

4.0

geekwayne's review against another edition

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4.0

'Rappaccini's Daughter' by Nathaniel Hawthorne became of interest to me because Beatrice Rappaccini is a character in a book I'm about to read. I found this 48 page novella well worth reading to start my October.

Rappaccini is a strange scientist who has a toxic garden. Along with the garden, he has a beautiful daughter named Beatrice. Giovanni is the new neighbor who is interested in the garden and the beautiful woman inhabiting it. How this all unfolds is magical and frightening.

I really enjoyed this short story. I can't wait to see what the modern author will do with this very intriguing woman and her mad scientist father.

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