A review by quintusmarcus
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
OMG what a crashing boor. I get it, 19th century classic, Puritans, guilt, etc. But still, Hawthorne’s style is just so unbearably tedious. About as subtle as a sledgehammer, and NH never says in a few words what he takes hundreds of words to spit out. Ok, so your great grandfather was a witch-hanging judge in Salem, get over it, dude. 
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