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"Halfway down a by-street of one of our New England towns stands a rusty wooden house, with seven acutely peaked gables, facing towards various points of the compass, and a huge, clustered chimney in the midst." This opening line to Hawthorne's "romance" is an apt metaphor for the book itself. Rusty, acute peaks, various points on the compass, clustered...
Can't say that I really enjoyed this one as much as I had hoped and was very close to giving up when hitting the 50th page (that 50-page-rule, ya know), but I sallied on and just, well....meh...

hennesra's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

scorched's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

5.0

cwalter01's review

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challenging informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

Can paint a picture with words, but many times it’s too too much! The plot stalls many times due to an over usage of descriptions.

bjg359's review

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2.0

I had heard about this book twice this week. It started off as good . It draws you in at first. Maybe it's the language of the book. It feels too old fashioned in today's world. I had to pause and realize that I don't know the meaning of some. I am reminded that not all classics age well.

raeslow's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

This is a book written in 1851 and the language uses phrases and lexicon no longer deemed appropriate.

sourbabies's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced

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

2.75

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