Reviews

Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne

radium88's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

charleki's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

oumaima_mekni's review

4.0

Although there is nothing to deduce from this story and the whole thing is most probably a weird dream Goodman Brown had, I still enjoyed Hawthorne's flawless writing style.

birdiaaaa's review

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

val_herondale's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

emberreece's review

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

1.5

I added .5 stars to this, since I can see more interpretations. However, it still runs far too long and the metaphor/imagery is too on the nose to actually absorb myself within the story.

casspro's review

4.0

Despite having to read this story so many times in high school and college, I still like this story. It has a good creep factor that gets under my skin each time.

lcifuen620's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

teri_24's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

nojgli's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5