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I read this as a child and HATED it (hence the earlier one star). It's the first book I can remember quitting because I disliked it so much. But I got the pretty new hardcover Penguin Classics version, so thought I'd give it another (now adult) try.
It was better this go-around, but still not great. The story is engrossing, and I definitely cried at parts, but overall it's very... Instructional, is the best word I can think of. I found it overly moral and lesson-y, so I see how it's frequently m ...more
It was better this go-around, but still not great. The story is engrossing, and I definitely cried at parts, but overall it's very... Instructional, is the best word I can think of. I found it overly moral and lesson-y, so I see how it's frequently m ...more
I read this as a teenager. I liked it then. Rereading it as an adult was actually kinda boring. I think this is because I knew the plot twists that were coming. I felt it dragged in places. Too much detail. But that is me reading it for a purpose (book group) and wanting to move on to something else so I think that tempered my feeling towards the book as an adult.
Apr 13, 2012
Paulette
marked it as to-read
Jan 27, 2013
Kim
marked it as to-read
May 29, 2013
Jenn
added it
Aug 21, 2013
Melissa
marked it as to-read
Feb 28, 2015
Melissa
rated it
it was amazing
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