A review by rachel_abby_reads
A Long Fatal Love Chase, by Louisa May Alcott
4.0
This book is different from anything else Alcott has written (that I have read). It is much darker in tone and action. It is the story of a young woman -unloved, innocent, and lovely- who falls in love with an older, more experienced man. Time reveals him to be a villian, unworthy of her love and companionship, and she leaves him. Thus begins the long fatal love chase.
I really enjoy the evolution of Rosamund's character. She is always strong-minded, with a determination to do right. One of my favorite moments, though, comes when she is given two distinct examples of love: the selfish, demanding, deceptive love that Phillip Tempest feels for her, as opposed to the self-sacrificing, disinterested love that Father Ignatius shows for her. It was hard to see her fleeing this dangerous man, while still feeling a helpless, foolish love for him. It was delightful to see her cured of it by being brought to a knowledge of what love truly looks like.
I've read this book before; this time, I think I'll actually buy it for my personal library.
I really enjoy the evolution of Rosamund's character. She is always strong-minded, with a determination to do right. One of my favorite moments, though, comes when she is given two distinct examples of love: the selfish, demanding, deceptive love that Phillip Tempest feels for her, as opposed to the self-sacrificing, disinterested love that Father Ignatius shows for her. It was hard to see her fleeing this dangerous man, while still feeling a helpless, foolish love for him. It was delightful to see her cured of it by being brought to a knowledge of what love truly looks like.
I've read this book before; this time, I think I'll actually buy it for my personal library.