asecretplant 's review for:

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

4.5

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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There is something especially rewarding about finishing a 650 page tome of a book. When first I began Udolpho, I was worried how a 1794 gothic novel that took place two hundred years before that would hold up. But honestly? It was beautifully written, characters were distinct and loveable, and it was a romp of a read. At times it was insightful and heartfelt, and other times even humorous. 

I am a major Ludovico fan, Annette is a lucky woman. 

Fuck, I don’t even know what else to say, but hell yeah. Good book.