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A review by elle_reads
Melmoth by Sarah Perry
3.0
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BOOK REVIEW
[Melmoth] Characters run to and from the wanderer, the watcher.
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WHAT I LIKED
Wow. Emotions. Humans can experience multiple conflicting emotions at once. Sarah Perry’s characters are great case studies of this overlooked everyday occurrence. Perry’s characterization through metaphors of emotion bring small quirks of each plot to life. My personal favorite is the comparison of different aspects of a character’s life to a prologue and a footnote. I also loved an expression liken to “a child concealing spiders in a bag of sweets."
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Melmoth is a reimagining of the 1820 gothic horror Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Maturin. I’ve never heard of it before, but it may make an appearance on my future spooktober tbr list. The description reminds me of The Monk.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
Melmoth is composed of Helen Franklin’s overall actions, as well as many texts the character comes across. I wish each text within a text had a different author’s voice. All inner pieces sounded the same. It took me out of the story and reminded me one author - Perry - created the universe.
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Perry’s sentence fluency reminded me of Russian literature. There are lots of long sentences. Perhaps this is purposeful? I’m not sure. Get ready for near entire pages of one paragraph.
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Melmoth (by Sarah Perry) ⚡️⚡️⚡️3/5
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Favorite locations (Kindle): 106, 639, 731, 862, 1051, 1333, 1461, 1507, 2053, 3114, 3350
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Recommended for lovers of: 1001 Nights, American Gods
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BOOK REVIEW
[Melmoth] Characters run to and from the wanderer, the watcher.
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WHAT I LIKED
Wow. Emotions. Humans can experience multiple conflicting emotions at once. Sarah Perry’s characters are great case studies of this overlooked everyday occurrence. Perry’s characterization through metaphors of emotion bring small quirks of each plot to life. My personal favorite is the comparison of different aspects of a character’s life to a prologue and a footnote. I also loved an expression liken to “a child concealing spiders in a bag of sweets."
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Melmoth is a reimagining of the 1820 gothic horror Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Maturin. I’ve never heard of it before, but it may make an appearance on my future spooktober tbr list. The description reminds me of The Monk.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
Melmoth is composed of Helen Franklin’s overall actions, as well as many texts the character comes across. I wish each text within a text had a different author’s voice. All inner pieces sounded the same. It took me out of the story and reminded me one author - Perry - created the universe.
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Perry’s sentence fluency reminded me of Russian literature. There are lots of long sentences. Perhaps this is purposeful? I’m not sure. Get ready for near entire pages of one paragraph.
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Melmoth (by Sarah Perry) ⚡️⚡️⚡️3/5
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Favorite locations (Kindle): 106, 639, 731, 862, 1051, 1333, 1461, 1507, 2053, 3114, 3350
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Recommended for lovers of: 1001 Nights, American Gods
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