peyton_honeck 's review for:

The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

4.0

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This is one of my favorite books. I first read it in an independent reading class in high school and gave up part way through. A few years later I returned to it, remembering that I had been intrigued by the descriptions of the big house and lonely spinster who owned it. This time I couldn’t put it down and have reread it several times since. I love the themes of witchcraft and gothic horror. I love the set of characters and the suspenseful plot. I love the detailed description which make it so clear that it almost feels like watching an old movie. It might, however, drag for you if you are unused to the language or don’t like such hefty descriptive passages. For my part I loved it!