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Laura
Sep 13, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and am finding myself loving the classics right now, completely. It's like an escape from the modern world into a simpler, gentler time.

The one issue I have with this book is that there is tension throughout, and the reader keenly feels the discomfort of the heroine. We are pulling for her all the way, and she is surrounded by obstacles of all sorts. The resolution, however, comes so late in the novel that we don't really get the chance to enjoy it. I wish she'd
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MichelleCH
Aug 11, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: classics, 1001
Kimberly
Feb 23, 2010 marked it as to-read
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Katie
Jun 01, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Elena
Jan 22, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Lisa
Feb 16, 2011 rated it liked it
Christine
Feb 09, 2012 rated it it was amazing
C.
Jul 03, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Sarah
Nov 14, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Rebecca
Jun 09, 2013 rated it it was ok
Susan Pogorzelski
Aug 09, 2013 rated it really liked it
Melanie Knight
Aug 27, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Sep 07, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Sep 12, 2014 rated it really liked it
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