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A review by rarus
Lilith by George MacDonald
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I'm frankly amazed I got through this audiobook. Why on earth they chose a female narrator, I will never understand. It made it more painful than it needed to be, and it was already quite painful.
I don't think I will ever be late-Victorian enough, or understand Scottish Presbyterianism enough, to enjoy this book. It was the most a-Christological vaguely-Christian thing I've ever encountered. For that, it was remarkable, I suppose. But the dragging on and on and on of the plot, through not only the same topics but the same character-types and scenes over and over, was devastating to the psyche.
Shoulda just stuck with that one little quote I learned from the C.S. Lewis George MacDonald anthology as a teenager. I'll never learn.
I don't think I will ever be late-Victorian enough, or understand Scottish Presbyterianism enough, to enjoy this book. It was the most a-Christological vaguely-Christian thing I've ever encountered. For that, it was remarkable, I suppose. But the dragging on and on and on of the plot, through not only the same topics but the same character-types and scenes over and over, was devastating to the psyche.
Shoulda just stuck with that one little quote I learned from the C.S. Lewis George MacDonald anthology as a teenager. I'll never learn.