tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post614348535840932741..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: The Scarlet LetterStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-10304882918235129872014-07-03T07:25:00.972-05:002014-07-03T07:25:00.972-05:00Oh, you're welcome To be fair there's not ...Oh, you're welcome To be fair there's not a big stuff-is-happening-plot, because the important things are going on inside some of the characters. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-40905522822298967052014-07-03T04:53:18.447-05:002014-07-03T04:53:18.447-05:00I finished reading this for the first time a week ...I finished reading this for the first time a week or so ago and, I have to say, I really did not enjoy it. To me it felt like it never really got going - the narrative almost sounded like an introduction. Your review has helped me see it in a different light, though, so thank you!Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362128444319074118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-30488216123220503652014-06-29T12:50:29.014-05:002014-06-29T12:50:29.014-05:00I think the forced nature of literature in schools...I think the forced nature of literature in schools deprives the young of the opportunity to really appreciate it. When literature speaks, it's because we've sat down to engage in a conversation with it...not because we're being forced to attend a lecture. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-49246020624377682192014-06-29T09:18:28.557-05:002014-06-29T09:18:28.557-05:00This is one of those books that I did not fully ap...This is one of those books that I did not fully appreciate when I first read it when studying American literature as a teen in high school. Only upon rereading it as an adult have I come to appreciate the qualities that you highlight so well in your review.<br />Hawthorne's take on morality and redemption is as serious and thoughtful as any writer I have encountered.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.com