Tomorrow is our discussion day, #LiteraryCrew , for Hester. I had hoped to be finished (and this why this reminder is so late), but this one is not clicking for me. Beautifully written, but I‘m not buying the tie to The Scarlet Letter (and that will be discussed tomorrow, as there is a supposed closer connection to Hester than Isobel). I‘ll see how much more I can read tonight!
Looking forward to your thoughts tomorrow! #BuddyRead
mcctrish, mjdowens, melissajayne, Jerdencon, tpixie, LapReader, Cuilin, kspenmoll, PurpleyPumpkin, Deblovestoread, Sace, CatLass007, Mollyanna, BookwormAHN, Pogue, dabbe, Sargar114, Karisa, bumpinthenight, Singout, julieclair, AllDebooks, LkempfPogue I DNFed this one. I just could not get into it. 2mo
dabbe @Pogue #same 2mo
CatLass007 @Pogue I bailed too. (edited) 2mo
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Librarybelle I think when you purport a character to be the inspiration for one of the best known characters in American literature, you have to be sure that there are no other suspicions to the origin. The author‘s note does not mention Elizabeth Pain or Paine or Payne, who is buried in Boston, and it‘s her tombstone that Hawthorne alludes to at the end of The Scarlet Letter. It just bothers me for some reason, @Pogue @dabbe @CatLass007 ! 2mo
mcctrish I listened to it and I enjoyed the embroidery talk so much 2mo
Librarybelle That is a fascinating piece, @mcctrish ! I also did not know much about synesthesia, so I liked learning about that too. 2mo
CatLass007 @Pogue @dabbe @mcctrish I enjoyed the embroidery talk and I definitely had something new to think about when synesthesia was introduced as one of the many reasons people were accused of witchcraft. I‘d heard the term before but I never knew its meaning. Neither of these things inspired me to continue the book. (edited) 2mo
Gissy I‘m late but I will read the comments later. Trying to follow all the Readathon/buddy reads/challenges I‘m participating this year. But I like I‘m reading books I have in my tbr forever🤗I have both books👌 2mo
Librarybelle That‘s great, @Gissy ! Join in whenever you can. That‘s a great thing about these discussions—no time limit on participating! 2mo
Sace I wasn‘t really that bothered by the supposed inspiration. To be honest I never even knew there were possible real life inspirations. Clearly I need to brush up on my Scarlet Letter knowledge. I (barely) read it in high school and I don‘t remember a bit of it. I actually really enjoyed this book though. (edited) 2mo
Librarybelle @Sace I don‘t know why it bothers me so much! Maybe it‘s my mindset right now. But, if I ignore that part, it‘s a good story! 2mo
tpixie @Sace I‘m with you I did not know there were possible real inspirations, and I just took this as the author‘s imaginative take on it and not a real-life take. That was probably our advantage. I loved Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter and I did enjoy this book. I loved learning about synesthesia and the embroidery passages. 2mo
Mollyanna I didn‘t read The Scarlet Letter in school, so I thought that was why I just never really connected with the characters. Maybe not based on the comments. I‘ve got about 90 minutes of the audio left, so I‘ll finish it. It‘ll likely be a so-so for me. (edited) 2mo
Librarybelle I‘m glad you enjoyed this one, @tpixie ! The writing is beautiful. 2mo
Librarybelle @Mollyanna I‘m over halfway through and will finish it. It‘s probably a so-so read for me too. 2mo
Gissy @Librarybelle 😃👌❤️ 2mo
Sargar114 I started but probably won‘t finish today. Agree so far a so so for me 🤷🏼♀️ 2mo
Librarybelle I likely won‘t finish today either, @Sargar114 ! 2mo
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