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Matilda by Mary Shelley

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lisas_library_factory's review

4.0

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

I kicked of my reading for #SpookySeason with the short novella "Matilda" by Mary Shelley.

#Shelley is an author I always wanted to explore as I am very intrigued by her biography and the fact that she wrote one of the greatest masterpieces of literature at the young age of 18 years.

However, I was never really in the right mindset to commit to it , so this October I want to change that and plan on reading #Frankenstein later in the month.

This story was not what I expected. I thought it would be similar to Frankenstein in themes and suspense. However, it deeply moved me and sometimes gave me a heavy heart. You can definitively see in those lines the sorrow, greave and depression Shelley put in this work, after she just lost her child.

So, I guess this is a good start into Shelley's work, however, be prepared for a very dark and emotional tale.

ljacks60's review

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challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.0

What a strange little book

merel24's review against another edition

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2.0

Ik dacht, dat het Matilda was, van de film.
Ik was erg teleurgesteld, dat het heel anders is.

Ik vind het wel mooi romantisch geschreven.

Helaas is dan het nadeel, dat het betekend, *spoiler*
dat er veel sterfgevallen zijn.

mil4's review

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dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.25

margotgabriella's review

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1.0

1.5 stars

What even was this? It was dull, very slow, a stupid story and had an annoying way of showing just how sad the character's really were. I didn't enjoy this at all, but I gave it 1.5 stars because there were some pretty quotes in it, that's all.