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A review by wickedplutoswickedreading
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
swashbuckling indeed, with interesting main characters, disguises, humor and a bit of sexual tension that honestly surprised me.
three things detracted from ultimate enjoyment:
1) the sudden antisemitism right near the end
2) the overly obvious stance of promonarchy from the author, to the point of being frankly, an aristocratic kiss-ass
and 3) the fact that Marguerite, while being very witty, was kinda dumb despite being toted as "the cleverest woman in all europe"
Still....will I read the other books? hell yeah
three things detracted from ultimate enjoyment:
1) the sudden antisemitism right near the end
2) the overly obvious stance of promonarchy from the author, to the point of being frankly, an aristocratic kiss-ass
and 3) the fact that Marguerite, while being very witty, was kinda dumb despite being toted as "the cleverest woman in all europe"
Still....will I read the other books? hell yeah
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism
Minor: Violence