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The Scarlet Pimpernel
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Start date
August 28, 2015
Finish date
September 4, 2015
Why we're reading this
We'll be switching our weekly meeting to Fridays, so we wanted either something short or something we'd r…more

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Zoey
Jan 29, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
This book is pure romance! Not in the modern sense, but in the traditional sense: the hero and his deeds are hugely romanticized. Drama abounds, though it is mostly emotional and psychological rather than, say, swashbuckling. Maybe not surprising, as most of the book is from Marguerite’s perspective, and she is a former actress. It does suffer from the “if you two would just TALK to each other” trope. The villain is perfectly villainous, the hero remarkably quick-thinking, and the heroine is ter ...more
Elizabeth
Feb 12, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Jul 25, 2014 marked it as to-read
Melody Clement
Jan 29, 2014 rated it really liked it