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The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
3.0
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

So interesting. I feel like I know the gothic genre down to its roots now :).

I didn't love the style--it felt like something I would have written in a fit of romanticism (which means it's pretentious, repetitive, and overdone) :). But I think some parts of the story are of value, and the experience of reading it gave me a glimpse into the literary world of the end of the 18th century (and at the turn of the century). I think I need to reread Northanger Abbey now :)