quintusmarcus 's review for:

The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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OMG what a crashing boor. I get it, 19th century classic, Puritans, guilt, etc. But still, Hawthorne’s style is just so unbearably tedious. About as subtle as a sledgehammer, and NH never says in a few words what he takes hundreds of words to spit out. Ok, so your great grandfather was a witch-hanging judge in Salem, get over it, dude. 

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Content Warnings

Could be triggering for witches.