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A review by funnellegant
Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë
3.0
I find it best to quote Mr. Darcy here by saying "I have fought against my better judgment" in enjoying this book. I'm not so mature a reader that I can't be swept away by a Victorian romance novel, even one such as this. It earns its stars because it was successful in luring me away from my daily routine, convincing me to pick it up in all my spare moments to discover what happens in the end.
With that, I must admit disdain for the heroine. She (and the author, I believe) are so self-righteous and moralizing throughout the story that she can never recognize her own faults. There is no arc of growth, no redemptive insight in this book for the principle characters.
Altogether, I found the denominal Agnes to be unlikable and her love interest to be tediously patronizing. But I am happy she found love and excitement in such intimate elbow-touching moments and stoic sunsets as she finally experienced.
With that, I must admit disdain for the heroine. She (and the author, I believe) are so self-righteous and moralizing throughout the story that she can never recognize her own faults. There is no arc of growth, no redemptive insight in this book for the principle characters.
Altogether, I found the denominal Agnes to be unlikable and her love interest to be tediously patronizing. But I am happy she found love and excitement in such intimate elbow-touching moments and stoic sunsets as she finally experienced.