Nathaniel Hawthorne
2006-09-07 08:29:56 · 15 answers · asked by billpox08 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It's a very good book that movies never do a service to. I think (considering that many in our population still hold very conservative religious views) that this is a great critique of what these expectations can do to us. It's a great character study and it provokes a lot of thought. We'd all be better off if we exposed ourselves to good literature.
2006-09-07 08:48:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've tried to read that darn book 3 or 4 times in the last 6 years. It has never happened. I like the idea of the story, but I got bogged down with the way it was written. And I always finish a book I've started, except this and Great Expectations.
2006-09-09 07:48:38 · answer #2 · answered by hisprincess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I did. Its an extreme novel with extreme characters, some solidly evil, with evil names. Its very dramatic. The Scarlett Letter literally exists. There is a cemetery in downtown Boston, next to Kings Chapel on Tremont St. that has a grave there with a big A on it. The site of this grave is descibed exactly as it stands today in the novel. Its in a scene where someone looks into a window and I think looks at Chillingsworth.
2006-09-07 13:07:39 · answer #3 · answered by Bronweyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I loved it. I read it many years ago for a book report in high school. I got an A.
2006-09-07 17:13:28 · answer #4 · answered by Call Me Babs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean, did I think the story was well done, then yes, I did enjoy reading it. If you mean, did I like the story, then the answer is no.
2006-09-07 10:08:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never read the book, but just recently watched the movie.
2006-09-07 08:36:20 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoyed the story but I did not and still do not like that style of writing.
2006-09-07 08:39:53 · answer #7 · answered by BUPPY'S MEME 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its been many years since I read it but I remember enjoying it
2006-09-07 08:35:15 · answer #8 · answered by foolnomore2games 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoyed it very much, it's an exceptional novel, but maybe a little bit misogynistic. Educational, however... Makes you wonder.
2006-09-07 09:21:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes , too much , it is an effective novel , and it assures how a sin , that we may consider it ridiculous , can trouble humans life .
2006-09-07 08:44:46 · answer #10 · answered by Horizon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋