The Blithedale Romance
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalheavylinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsocial commentaryself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeExpect a moving, serious novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
A superb depiction of a utopian community that cannot survive the individual passions of its members. In language that is suggestive and often erotic, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells a tale of failed possibilities and multiple personal betrayals as he explores the contrasts between what his characters espouse and what they actually experience in an 'ideal' community.
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- Author
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Published
- 1852
- Pages
- 228
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- Open Library
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