Reviews

The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary

shreecat's review against another edition

3.0

wild ride from start to finish… but don’t ask me who’s in love with who or who betrayed who

errina2's review

dark emotional informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

gracecroberts's review

2.0

For EN2004.

nusratsreads's review

3.0

Her hands were rare.
Me: it was rare, I was there. I remember it all too wellll

dizzylittlelizzie's review

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

chloex_xlouise's review

hopeful informative mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

jp_riemersma's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.25

professor_dinosaur's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

yeahohyeahyeah's review

2.0

I studied this book for my Renaissance Drama class. It was pretty strange. Not as tragic as I imagined it to be, being a tragedy and all, I think only two people die... maybe three. I only vaguely understand what happened, due to the whole Renaissance part.

rosieannereads's review against another edition

now that I finished it, I honestly just feel indifferent.
The overall storyline sounds pretty exciting in theory but the excessive amount of monologues and soliloquies just made it feel bland, repetitive, and drawn out.
Obviously, this book is rather significant for women's writing, so if that is something you're passionate about: go for it.
I, for my part, probably won't go back to this one after handing in my reading response for class.