A review by sorceress_j
The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne

4.0

Rating: 3.8. Got into it a fair bit more than Moby Dick at least. I really liked how character-driven it is and how it goes into such depth. You never know for sure if Miles is just a bad judge of people or if he's a little bit accurate at all. I hated Zenobia until the end, when she drops the act that she's been maintaining. At least that's how I interpreted it. You'll know what I'm talking about if you read it. I was back and forth on Hollingsworth. And Priscilla...non-factor, honestly, you can just skim her lines.

However, what ruined it for me was 1. the Gothic element (didn't feel like it was as well-executed as it could have been) and 2. some overdramatics from certain main characters (Zenobia).

Other than that, not a terribly long read, and it's very immersive. Would still recommend.