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taniathunder 's review for:
The House of the Seven Gables
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
I read this book for school. I was really excited to read it and I enjoyed it a lot. The characters are interesting, not like most characters in most classical novels. Phoebe, especially, isn’t the ‘boring, unrelatable angel’ (creds to Chelsea for that line 😉 ) that the majority of classical authors tend to portray their young female characters as.
I felt like the author delayed informing the readers of an important development, even after what happened becomes obvious, so that was kind of annoying. Like, I already know what happened, but you still haven’t said what is so blatantly obvious. And another time, he leaves us guessing what happened to a particular character for the majority of the book. Some people may prefer a long-drawn-out disclosure, but it got frustrating after a hundred pages or so of hearing about something bad happening to this character and not knowing what it was and how it happened.
Overall though, it was entertaining and the writing style was a good mix of dialogue, imagery, and informational chapters (especially considering the genre XD).
I felt like the author delayed informing the readers of an important development, even after what happened becomes obvious, so that was kind of annoying. Like, I already know what happened, but you still haven’t said what is so blatantly obvious. And another time, he leaves us guessing what happened to a particular character for the majority of the book. Some people may prefer a long-drawn-out disclosure, but it got frustrating after a hundred pages or so of hearing about something bad happening to this character and not knowing what it was and how it happened.
Overall though, it was entertaining and the writing style was a good mix of dialogue, imagery, and informational chapters (especially considering the genre XD).