A review by nichola
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

Well that was racist. And please do not tell me she was critiquing racism with her clever twist at the end. It was basically written blackface used to save a white man from the consequences of his actions.

Let's not pretend that she was writing some great critique of antisemitism. 

Also I spent my entire schooling with girls and women and I have genuinely seen women being put through emotional and physical turmoil and I have yet to see a woman actually *swoon*. What rubbish.

Don't read this. The more I think about this the angrier I get. 
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