3.19 AVERAGE


Passable
challenging 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: No

more like i’m finished with this book than i finished the book. it started off with a bang, and then got more and more dull… i won’t rate it but i won’t like it either.

The writing is so dry, but the plot was exciting enough to make up for it. I had to write an alternate ending for class, and in my opinion, it's better than the canonical ending. Mine had a grown up Pearl who also wrote an A, but it wasn't for adultery. Instead, she helped and hurt people as she pleased, earning her the self-proclaimed nickname of Ambiguous. 
emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nathaniel hawthorne has never tried to speak to a baby or young child in his life, interesting story but it should’ve been written by a woman for more powerful message, but good writing skills
dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

it was a difficult read in terms of language. it felt like reading a technical paper in terms of not fully grasping what was going on without a lot of effort. good story and themes, just not the most engaging
challenging dark mysterious 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: Yes

Un récit classique que j'ai apprécié sans plus, je l'ai lu en audio books, cela à peut-être jouer. Je ne me suis pas sentie très investie par le récit, je m'attendais à plus de mystère et de norceur. Je n'ai pas grand choses à dire de plus sur le roman.
dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kraftdindin32's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

Half of the book is an explanation of how the town is. It bored me.