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kpanagod 's review for:
The Mysteries of Udolpho
by Ann Radcliffe
4.25 stars
The last 60 pages kinda ate! This felt like a really long Scooby Doo episode that was intermittently interrupted by extensive backstories and long (but beautiful) descriptions of the scenery and sublimity of nature. The only parts I didn’t care for were Radcliffe’s random poems in the middle of chapters, which she included by claiming that the main character wrote them…ok girl. Also the love interest was kinda mid so it’s a good thing the main plot didn’t revolve around romance.
Regardless, it was cool to read one of the earliest/most prominent novels of the Gothic genre and to see how the genre has evolved by comparing it to later Gothic works.
The last 60 pages kinda ate! This felt like a really long Scooby Doo episode that was intermittently interrupted by extensive backstories and long (but beautiful) descriptions of the scenery and sublimity of nature. The only parts I didn’t care for were Radcliffe’s random poems in the middle of chapters, which she included by claiming that the main character wrote them…ok girl. Also the love interest was kinda mid so it’s a good thing the main plot didn’t revolve around romance.
Regardless, it was cool to read one of the earliest/most prominent novels of the Gothic genre and to see how the genre has evolved by comparing it to later Gothic works.