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Matilda by Mary Shelley

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eyrechrysalis's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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hannahlee's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

Eh. This felt like it could have been a much more interesting work if Shelley had been able to work it harder and transform it either into a full novel or into a much tighter short story. As it was, it felt fairly boring, without much actual action and with a lot of overwrought Romantic language about inner turmoil.
It's rare that I want to actually have more incest happen in a book, but *shrug*.

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