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itsjustme40something
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The witch museum looks amazing from here

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Tkgbjenn1
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Pickpick

A good accounting of just how far superstition, misinformation, tribalism, and mass hysteria can take people.

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MysticFaerie
Hester: A Novel | Laurie Lico Albanese
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Pickpick

4.5⭐️/5⭐️

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BooksandCoffee4Me
Hester: A Novel | Laurie Lico Albanese
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Which one? I‘ve started both and can‘t decide which to read. Opinions?? 👍👎

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OneCent76
Hester: A Novel | Laurie Lico Albanese
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Mehso-so

I read this for a book club. I probably wouldn't have chosen it on my own. It was good in parts. I read the Scarlet Letter a long time ago. I think if I remembered more of that I would have enjoyed Hester more.

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Singout
Hester: A Novel | Laurie Lico Albanese
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I enjoyed this #LiteraryCrew pick: I have only a hazy memory of The Scarlet Letter, so it was interesting to read this interpretation where primary character is living in a much later era and in a relationship with Nathaniel Hawthorne. Explores issues like class, immigration, gender abuse, the Underground Railroad, and “witchcraft” in the earliest part of the 19th century. Jumping back-and-forth to Puritan Salem could be confusing, though.

Librarybelle So glad you joined us and enjoyed the book! 4mo
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Librarybelle
Hester: A Novel | Laurie Lico Albanese
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8. It is true that Nathaniel Hawthorne is related to John Hathorne, one of the Salem Witch Trial judges and the one who refused to believe the whole episode was a hoax. Hawthorne was so ashamed by his ancestry that he added a “w“ to his last name (short bio on Hawthorne linked in the comments).

Have you read any of Hawthorne's works? What did you think of his character in the novel? #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

Pogue I read the House of the Seven Gables. I Dont remember much about it, but I do remember the tour of the House of Seven Gables and the damage women‘s high heels did to the flooring. 4mo
Librarybelle @Pogue That‘s so interesting! 4mo
mcctrish I wanted Hawthorne to be a better man 4mo
Singout I read The Scarlet Letter when I was a teen or preteen, but that was a good 40 years ago, so I really don‘t remember much of it. 4mo
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Librarybelle
Hester: A Novel | Laurie Lico Albanese
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7. How did the end of the novel make you feel? What do you think comes next for Isobel and Margaret in their relationship and their story? ~from Readinggroupguides.com #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

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Librarybelle
Hester: A Novel | Laurie Lico Albanese
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6. Consider Isobel Gowdie and her legacy, as well as the legacy of the other women in Isobel‘s family, including her daughter. Which of the women in the family do you think were the most influential? What do you think Isobel and Margaret‘s legacy will be? ~from Readinggroupguides.com #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead

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Librarybelle
Hester: A Novel | Laurie Lico Albanese
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5. Scottish myths and elements of the magical world run throughout the novel. How does Isobel‘s belief in magic and the spirit world change throughout the novel? ~adapted from Readinggroupguides.com #LiteraryCrew #BuddyRead