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Melmoth The Wanderer by Charles Maturin
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Sep 01, 07

5 of 5 stars

This book is already pretty long, but I think it should have been twice it's length. A very slow-moving, atmospheric, very well-written story containing stories containing stories. The organization is a little slipshod, and I get the feeling that the author just stopped the story and finished it before he had orginally wanted to, but that doesn't really detract from the MAJESTY of this work.

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message 1: by Nate (new) - rated it 5 stars
May 01, 2012 11:52am

Nate Dorward Yes, Maturin was denied an extra volume by the publisher so he just cut the narrative threads at the last minute to bring everything to an abrupt halt.


message 2: by Clint (new) - rated it 5 stars
May 02, 2012 08:54am

Clint I didn't know that, but kind of guessed it, thanks for that information. What a fucking shame! Given the choice, I'd choose to read a complete Melmoth the Wanderer over a complete The Brothers Karamazov. It's just that good.


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