A review by wardo2700
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

3.0

I'm sure I had not read this book since I was in high school about 50 years ago. I can't recall how I felt about it during that reading but I was not too impressed this time with what is supposed to be a classic. I'll admit it grew on me as I got further into the story but there were times I just felt like skimming through long meaningless passages. I think the author just wanted to introduce another new vocabulary word for teachers to use in Literature classes. I thought the ending was fitting that justice finally came full circle for the protagonist. My recommendation would be limited to those readers who want to check off having read the classics but beyond that there are much more interesting books to be read.