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Title: So Good It Shocked Me
Review: I LOVED Bessy, the narrator of this novel. What a character! Very gutsy, very outspoken, honest, and to top it all off, she has a sense of humor. The novel itself had an entertaining, mysterious plot. What seems to be irrelevant and unrelated happenings actually ends up being tied together in a bow by the end of the book. It did, however, have a rough beginning. The narration is shoddy and difficult to read at first. The reason is explained at the end and the reader actually realizes how very appropriate it is. In order for the novel to read more like this girl's journal, the writing is much as people spoke back then. But as the girl matures and improves writing wise, the novel blossoms, the texts changes, and becomes easier to read. So those that are put off by the beginning language, do keep going! Bessy's thoughts and observations as she plods thru a difficult life of a maid in the Victorian times will have you laughing out loud as well as shaking your head in sympathy.
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