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Summer
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bookshelves: classics, short-stories, dramarama, freebies-and-gifts, historical-fiction, literary-fiction, loved-up, wtf-just-happened, worst-endings-ever
Jul 16, 2018
bookshelves: classics, short-stories, dramarama, freebies-and-gifts, historical-fiction, literary-fiction, loved-up, wtf-just-happened, worst-endings-ever
WHAT THE FRENCH FRIES.
THIS STORY IS TERRIBLE.
Charity is instantly unlikable, but I began to appreciate her straightforwardness and ballsiness.
She's lazy and selfish, though, and speaks terribly to people.
She's also totally naive.
Harney is a classic, predictable charmer and I kinda instantly disliked him because of where I assumed this was gonna go. I liked that he cared about the books, though. Respect, brother.
Royall is repulsive and I was so disgusted by his hitting on the girl he basically raised as his daughter. Like, I know things were different in the 'olden days' but damn, this was way too weird for me to be okay with it.
This story has some serious issues and I am so disturbed by it.
The writing was pretty in places, though, and conveys a very clear picture of summer in a small town. I'll admit it: the writing is actually okay. Predictable in places, but I tell ya what: I did NOT see myself being so disturbed by this book. The repulsion I feel after reading it suggests its actually a pretty decent slice of writing.
Plot though: minus a billion stars.
If you like classics that are totally messed up, by all means, go for it.
What a freaking mess.
THIS STORY IS TERRIBLE.
Charity is instantly unlikable, but I began to appreciate her straightforwardness and ballsiness.
She's lazy and selfish, though, and speaks terribly to people.
She's also totally naive.
Harney is a classic, predictable charmer and I kinda instantly disliked him because of where I assumed this was gonna go. I liked that he cared about the books, though. Respect, brother.
Royall is repulsive and I was so disgusted by his hitting on the girl he basically raised as his daughter. Like, I know things were different in the 'olden days' but damn, this was way too weird for me to be okay with it.
This story has some serious issues and I am so disturbed by it.
The writing was pretty in places, though, and conveys a very clear picture of summer in a small town. I'll admit it: the writing is actually okay. Predictable in places, but I tell ya what: I did NOT see myself being so disturbed by this book. The repulsion I feel after reading it suggests its actually a pretty decent slice of writing.
Plot though: minus a billion stars.
If you like classics that are totally messed up, by all means, go for it.
What a freaking mess.
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Reading Progress
July 16, 2018
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Started Reading
July 16, 2018
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July 16, 2018
– Shelved as:
classics
July 16, 2018
– Shelved as:
short-stories
July 16, 2018
– Shelved as:
dramarama
July 16, 2018
– Shelved as:
freebies-and-gifts
July 16, 2018
– Shelved as:
historical-fiction
July 16, 2018
– Shelved as:
literary-fiction
July 16, 2018
– Shelved as:
loved-up
July 16, 2018
– Shelved as:
wtf-just-happened
July 16, 2018
– Shelved as:
worst-endings-ever
July 16, 2018
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Finished Reading
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Jul 17, 2018 09:44PM
Good review. Another one to pass over.
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Yes! Exactly this. I can't believe no one else seems bothered by attempted rape and the closest thing to incest except incest! Ugh. Awful awful plot
Tattooed_mummy wrote: "Yes! Exactly this. I can't believe no one else seems bothered by attempted rape and the closest thing to incest except incest! Ugh. Awful awful plot"People seem to forgive so many things because 'that's how things were back then' and it still bothers me.
