Reviews

Branwell: A Novel of the Brontë Brother, by Darcey Steinke, Douglas A. Martin

sunwords's review against another edition

3.0

This is a deeply perplexing book. On one hand I found myself engrossed by the spiraling decline of Branwell and his constant self-assurances regarding his abilities. On the other I needed to take breaks during some very unsettling plot moments.

I enjoyed the prose, but sometimes it became needlessly dense. The Charlotte moments were frustrating, her ownership over her sisters cruel.