teabooksandbreathe's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
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
4.0
stephenl's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
sof00's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
gae6ase's review against another edition
5.0
"Don't doubt my courage, Walter, it's my weakness that cries, not me."
"Behold the cause, in my Heart--behold, in the image of Marian Halcombe, the first and last weakness of Fosco's life!"
I just wish Marian had a bigger role to play aside from supporting Laura in the end. Walter bored me with his cautionary language at certain points during his second narrative. Her journal entries were the most sophisticated and entertaining parts of the story, aside from Fosco's narrative (still, in which he praises her!). I guess Collins' purpose was to point out this typicality in Victorian female characters and in women during the time?
"Behold the cause, in my Heart--behold, in the image of Marian Halcombe, the first and last weakness of Fosco's life!"
I just wish Marian had a bigger role to play aside from supporting Laura in the end. Walter bored me with his cautionary language at certain points during his second narrative. Her journal entries were the most sophisticated and entertaining parts of the story, aside from Fosco's narrative (still, in which he praises her!). I guess Collins' purpose was to point out this typicality in Victorian female characters and in women during the time?
beeamo's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
talina's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The main issue with this book is that it constantly piles misfortune on its main characters and thwarts any of their efforts to combat them at every possible point. This means that by the time you do reach the end, the conclusion and the justice it delivers feels like it barely makes up for what the characters (and the reader) have suffered.
erinthobias's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0