pickI was inspired by @Cuilin choosing to start off her #funsizedfiction adventure with this classic to grab a copy for myself. I had mixed feelings so maybe a low pick or a high so-so… The writing itself is fabulous, & it definitely got me thinking. There were also a few scenes that were just fantastic! But I couldn‘t appreciate it the way I was meant to because my politics are just too far removed from the social mores of the time it was written,
IndoorDame and the character whose thoughts we follow closely is narrowly focused on those social politics, and not developed more fully to make him sympathetic. 12mo
Cuilin Wonderful review. Thanks for joining in. My daughter, and I had the same conversation about reading classic novels with contemporary eyes and the mental gymnastics you have to go through to have a modicum of sympathy for some characters. 12mo
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