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aidamaria_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
“Can I copy your homework?”
“Sure, but don’t make it too obvious.”
Except for the ending (which I did like), this was borderline plagiarism instead of a retelling. Even the writing style, which I had to struggle past, was a poor imitation of the original prose.
“Sure, but don’t make it too obvious.”
Except for the ending (which I did like), this was borderline plagiarism instead of a retelling. Even the writing style, which I had to struggle past, was a poor imitation of the original prose.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
alexfromistemor's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I'm not sure why I was surprised at how short this was, given the length of the original, but still I was thrown off. Not dissuaded, however, far from it. I loved this. Simper's text is true to the prose and language style of the era, and of the original story itself, but definitely adds a sense of beauty and love, and more importantly, a sense of agency and choice on the part of Laura, particularly at the end. And I love her added bookends of the prologue and epilogue. This was romantic and sweet and even hit me in the feels. Great book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail