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The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Leo Marx
4.5 stars for me.
This moved along pretty quickly for me, partly because of Hawthorne's smooth writing. I was also struck by a sentence that seemed to be describing bipolar disorder - and sure enough, some Googling later I know that Hawthorne was good friends with Herman Melville, who is thought to have had bipolar disorder.
I think this is a classic novel that really does stand up to the test of time. I felt for Hester while appreciating her flaws; I was tormented by my desire for her fellow sinner to reveal himself but at the same time realized he would probably have been hanged for it. Lots here about guilt and fear and thr desire for revenge, and what they will do to a person's body and mind.
Definitely glad I read it.
This moved along pretty quickly for me, partly because of Hawthorne's smooth writing. I was also struck by a sentence that seemed to be describing bipolar disorder - and sure enough, some Googling later I know that Hawthorne was good friends with Herman Melville, who is thought to have had bipolar disorder.
I think this is a classic novel that really does stand up to the test of time. I felt for Hester while appreciating her flaws; I was tormented by my desire for her fellow sinner to reveal himself but at the same time realized he would probably have been hanged for it. Lots here about guilt and fear and thr desire for revenge, and what they will do to a person's body and mind.
Definitely glad I read it.