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I've been seeing this one pop up in adult book groups, and I'm wondering why, in an adult FB group,  it's being thrown around so much. I read this years after it came out, and for reference, I was born in 1975. I was probably around 10-12 years old then.   So obviously, I had to re-read/listen, and it definitely makes me think a lot of the things I read between ages 9-14 were probably not "appropriate"? 

Anyways, I guess back then I didn't mind "cliffhangers" and I am clearly getting ready to read the next one (when it's available on Libby).

5 stars for a book I probably shouldn't have read when I did.... ummm 
challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

ok, so... this is a silly thing to ponder, but I haven't been able to rate this book for a long time now... so I've decided that I'm going to wait.... until I'm old enough that life has given me all the good and bad it has to offer, waiting to become a wiser and more experienced person, and then I'll hopefully be able to determine if this book, which blew my mind to shreds at the same time that made me unable to stop caring/reading, and forced me to ignore my quiet existence here on goodreads to dare to write this review, deserves either 1 or 5 stars.

Roman découvert à l’aide d’un show télévise qui m’avait marqué lorsque j’étais jeune par conséquent j’avais envie de découvrir le livre qui avait inspiré ce show. Néanmoins malgré la plume très belle j’ai surtout était troublé par l’histoire et j’étais mal à l’aise pendant ma lecture.

For years I've wanted to read this book and in year 10 a friend read it and said it's such a good book but so so sad

I get by many peoples standards this book hasn't aged well but it was written 1979! So much has changed over the years

Still I find that I couldn't put this book down and I wanted to keep reading and finding out what happened to the children
dark reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

WOW.
Me habían recomendado este libro por activa, por pasiva, con pasión con coacción e incluso amenazas. Y eso me hacía tener en parte muchas ganas pero también muchas expectativas con el mismo.

Tengo que confesar que no me ha enganchado tanto como esperaba. Ojo, me ha enganchado, pero no lo he terminado en una noche. El principio se me ha hecho un poco lento pero rápidamente gana ritmo y me interesó demasiado. En algunas partes, tenía muchas ganas de darle una bofetada a los protagonistas porque parecía que eran los únicos que no se daban cuenta de las cosas y no hacían más que alargarlo todo de forma cruel...

Porque esa es otra. También iba avisada de que el libro era intenso, y dramático. Me advirtieron que iba a sufrir, y llorar, y amar y odiar a los personajes a la vez. Pues en este caso, pleno total. El libro tiene escenarios y acciones muy reducidas, por lo que todo el punto fuerte se encuentra en sus personajes y lo que estos consiguen emocionarnos y hacernos sentir. Lo que nos los creemos y lo que logran hacernos meternos en la historia.

Solo deciros que, como os encariñéis con ellos, y comencéis a vivir la historia intensamente... Preparaos.
dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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dark sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A well known Morden gothic classic for a reason, beautifully written and tragic. It gets regularly classed as shock value melodrama but I felt it explores and uses the classic themes of the gothic very well. A beautiful ancestor of Shelley and Brontë.

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