selenedeimos 's review for:

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really enjoyed this book. Now, I definitely do not think Anne was anywhere near her sisters in terms of linguistics and, while Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre both had run-on paragraphs as well, it seemed The Tenant of Wildfell Hall ran on a lot that I found myself unfocusing a few times with no breaks in the paragraph. However, Anne's ability to write a compelling, reflective, inspiring story is definitely on par with her sisters, to the point she deserves much better than to be the other Bronte sister, especially with how radical this was for the time it was written with how both husband and wife should be happy in their marriage, which Helen gets her happy ending at the end of the novel.

I also have to commend Anne Bronte for actually making me feel sad after Huntingdon's death.