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The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
2.5
A bit silly. Not his best work. Not really blasphemous IMO.
The Warden by Anthony Trollope
2.5
Think it was a mistake to read Trollope right after the Brontes as it just came across as terribly pale and boring.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
5.0
This is a GOTHIC romance. This means that all the characters are supposed to be hateful and unlikeable. The setting is meant to be dark and the main characters are meant to be questionable and highly dysfunctional.
I will always be in awe of Emily Bronte's ability to create such an intense story and characters that have sparked such passion for centuries. I will always be immensely sad that she never got to write anything else.
If Austen is your plain milk chocolate with maybe a few fillings, Wuthering Heights is a 90% cocoa bar with nuts, fruit and liquor. Be warned!
I will always be in awe of Emily Bronte's ability to create such an intense story and characters that have sparked such passion for centuries. I will always be immensely sad that she never got to write anything else.
If Austen is your plain milk chocolate with maybe a few fillings, Wuthering Heights is a 90% cocoa bar with nuts, fruit and liquor. Be warned!
The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This is historical fiction at its best. The atmosphere and details paint a vivid picture, the characters and story all sit correctly within the time and the dialogue is perfectly pitched. There are just the right number of characters and each has their own story, giving them a fullness and depth. I was drawn in right away and the mark of a really good book is that I didn't want to rush it and that's why it took me two weeks to finish it. Not because it was slow, but I was savouring being in it.
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
This is the third time I'm reading this and the second time unabridged.
I've always felt the three books really can't be read separately and need to be taken as a whole. If I had to, however, I would say that this is better than the third book and only slightly less perfect than the first book. There is plenty of action and the two big battles are one of the few literary battles I manage to follow withouth drifting off.
I've always felt the three books really can't be read separately and need to be taken as a whole. If I had to, however, I would say that this is better than the third book and only slightly less perfect than the first book. There is plenty of action and the two big battles are one of the few literary battles I manage to follow withouth drifting off.