Title: tedious
Review: I have to admit that I'm not a huge Scarlet Letter fan. I've only read it once so that might have colored my opinion a little. But I mostly found this book tedious. It meanders through plot and character. The conflict seems elusive: is it with Pearl's mother? father? friend? husband? herself? The story seemed to be a muddled effort to tell a tale and a historical novel.The one saving grace-the author has a most mysterious way with words. She crafts some very beautiful prose so then when reading you suddenly find yourself 50 pages down the line. The reading can be very easy and smooth like that for a while. But not for the entire story. Her eloquence is fleeting and you find yourself trying to get through confusing dialogue and half explained situations.*I recieved this book as an ARC and did not pay for it, though that did not influence my opinion
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