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Lady Audley's Secret

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Start date: July 1, 2020

Finish date: August 31, 2020

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Sep 01, 2015 Sara rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery

Loved this...great fun. 4.5-stars, rounded down.

As I read Lady Audley's Secret, I kept thinking of Poe, Conan Doyle and Anne Bronte. A nice combination, if I must say so myself. Braddon has created an interesting story line and a creepy environment in which to plunk down her motley set of characters. I loved the conflicting ideas that are present within Lady Audley herself and especially enjoyed the myriad ways she is viewed by the other characters in the story. Her secret did surprise me, and ...more

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Dec 18, 2023 GONZA rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: posseduto, goodreadsgroups

Apparently, what I always called Feuilleton would actually have another name and that is Sensation Novel. That said, the novel is just fine, and even though it always walks the edge between the ridiculous and the absurd, it manages in a rare balancing act to "run with the hares and hunt with the hounds" and bring home an egregious result in terms of both story and pacing. Clearly the writing is only to be appreciated, but this I am unable to validate as someone who has studied this language inst ...more

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Jan 22, 2017 Victoria Evangelina Allen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, fiction, in-english

I truly enjoyed every moment in this book: the nature descriptions, characters' inner talks, interactions, and of course, the wonderful ending, which brought tears to my eyes! The narration was superb. I shall listen to this 19th century classic yet again! ...more

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