Rob Roy (Penguin Classics)
by Sir Walter Scott
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Read in December, 2007
It is one of those books that (after reading it) makes you wonder what's really happened and why all the fuss about it. At the end of the first half, the titular character only appeared twice! This book's should be titled "The Adventure of Francis Osbaldistone in Scotland."
Francis was the son of a wealthy merchant, who denounced him because he refused to follow his father's footstep and sent him to live with his uncle in the border between England and Scotland. There he met with hi...more
Francis was the son of a wealthy merchant, who denounced him because he refused to follow his father's footstep and sent him to live with his uncle in the border between England and Scotland. There he met with hi...more
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Re-read this classic from Scott earlier this term before teaching it (for the 2nd time) in my 400-level Romanticism class. What a terrific book! Sure, it drags a little in parts (especially when Frank is stuck at Osbaldistone Hall for what seems like an interminable amount of time), and the Scots dialect that some of the characters speak can be hard to read at times. Oh, and the plot is slightly incomprehensible -- or, at best, slightly unbelievable. No matter. This is Scott's only novel written...more
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This is a very slow book in the beginning. It reminds me a little of Dickens who loves to explore and develop his characters a lot before anything exciting begins to happen. However, with Dickens I always know I will be happy in the end. With Sir Walter Scott, I don't know what to expect (being that it is my first book authored by him) and so I am having a hard time staying focused on this one. With so many great books I want to read I figure I will save this one for a little later when I am...more
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If you've never read Scott, I suggest him. He writes great and exciting adventure novels that also give you a glimpse into history. I finished it and I don't recommend it. The whole point of Scott is romantic and rip-roaring adventure. This one isn't so rip-roaring. "Waverly" is way better.
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Yes...I am still reading this. But I am almost done! And you've gotta love swashbuckling strangers, dastardly dark-haired cousins, capable heroines who are conveniently not your cousins, kindly money-lenders, and largely unreadable dialect. Ach, the Scottish Highlands call my name, laddies!
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I began reading this novel back in college for my Brit Lit class and I thought I was going to die. I am not one for action and brawny men defending their country. I never finished it, it was so hard to try to get through the dialect, but I think I will give it another shot.
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recommends it for:
Anybody! People who admire characters with integrity.
One of my very favorite stories of all time! And probably the most romantic. It is written in old Scottish dialect, which might prove to be difficult to read for some people. I also recommend the movie, which of course is not the same as the book, but still excellent.
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Read in January, 2006
An excellent book, expecially (unlike many other novels) I was not quite sure how the book would end (this may be due also to the fact that I had read other novels by Sir Walter and found that at time the endings were somewhat unexpected).
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Read in March, 2008
I'd never read Sir Walter Scott, so now I can say I did. It was okay, I guess. Not that enthusiastic about him. I've heard good things about his Waverly novels, so maybe later I'll explore them.
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Read in September, 2006
I read this shortly after moving to Edinburgh; it seemed appropriate...
It was a great introduction to the history and Scots ... which sometimes seems greatly removed from English.
It was a great introduction to the history and Scots ... which sometimes seems greatly removed from English.
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if you hate adventure in the scottish highlands you should probably not read this book, because it's pretty heavy on the adventure in the scottish highlands.
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Read in October, 1964
Fortunately, the only connections with either movie of the same name are the title and Scotland.
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I dig Scotland, but I found it odd that the book seemed to have little to do with Rob Roy.
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Read in July, 2005
I can't help myself with these historical novels. Seriously, I have a problem.
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Read in January, 1993
recommends it for:
fiction readers; Scottish lit. readers
A Border novel in every sense. A ballad novel or novelistic ballad.
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