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A review by jules1994
Cousin Phillis by Elizabeth Gaskell
2.0
2.5 Stars.
Although this wasn't a bad story, it felt longwinded and considering there wasn't much plot overall, that seemed a little needless. I liked Gaskell's writing - this is the first of her work that I've read -, but something about it was slowing my reading down significantly and I can't pinpoint what exactly that was. All in all, this was an okay read, not overly special. As I find Phillis to be a rather cold and distant character, it was hard to feel any kind of sympathy for her and the situation she ends, quite foreseeably, up in. I'm really hoping I'll find more enjoyment in Gaskell's novels.
Although this wasn't a bad story, it felt longwinded and considering there wasn't much plot overall, that seemed a little needless. I liked Gaskell's writing - this is the first of her work that I've read -, but something about it was slowing my reading down significantly and I can't pinpoint what exactly that was. All in all, this was an okay read, not overly special. As I find Phillis to be a rather cold and distant character, it was hard to feel any kind of sympathy for her and the situation she ends, quite foreseeably, up in. I'm really hoping I'll find more enjoyment in Gaskell's novels.