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gjamesmoses 's review for:
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
I was confronted with this novel in high school, and gave up on it pretty early on. I finally reread it as an adult, and … you know … it’s fine. In fact, I'd go as far as "pretty good." Hawthorne can write, and the central conflict is certainly dramatic. It’s not a subtle novel (the villain’s name is Chillingworth), but not everything needs to be. I do think it’s let down by the character of Pearl, who is less a human being and more a walking symbol. If you’re curious about Hawthorn, I’d recommend the short-story collection Twice-Told Tales over this, but the seething resentment some other reviewers seem to feel for this book is kind of weird.