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A review by malikasbooks
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
3.0
When you're ready for a 650 page book that's 25% boredom, 25% fascinating, and 50% swooning, pick up the Mysteries of Udolpho.
Okay, so I know I whined a LOT about this book while I was reading it, but starting in Volume 2 I got /really/ emotionally invested in the story. The heroine is useless and the hero is even worse, but the writing is beautiful (if overly-descriptive and comma-dense) and the intrigues are fascinating and *creepy* as hell.
Also honestly really disappointed that Mons. Du Pont didn't get the girl in the end.
Okay, so I know I whined a LOT about this book while I was reading it, but starting in Volume 2 I got /really/ emotionally invested in the story. The heroine is useless and the hero is even worse, but the writing is beautiful (if overly-descriptive and comma-dense) and the intrigues are fascinating and *creepy* as hell.
Also honestly really disappointed that Mons. Du Pont didn't get the girl in the end.