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Has anyone read The Scarlet Letter just for fun and not because they had to in school?
Susan I never read it in school. It was always on the list of suggested reading but I always chose something else from the list.
I recently finished reading…moreI never read it in school. It was always on the list of suggested reading but I always chose something else from the list.
I recently finished reading HESTER by Laurie Albanese and really enjoyed it. It was the fictionalized story of the woman behind Hawethorne's inspiration for the SCARLET LETTER. I really enjoyed HESTER and wanted to then read the story that inspired it. The language in SCARLET LETTER can be difficult at times because the sentences go on and on. I listened to it as an unabridged audio book and that made it better. The narrator knew when to pause during those really long sentences to get the thought across.(less)
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The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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