Reviews - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Brontë

4.07 AVERAGE

briville's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nicobaileywriter's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rialowenschuss's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Possibly my favorite Brontë

bealovescaramel's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Propaganda I am falling for: Arthur Huntingdon.

Sometimes, I do really like happy endings...

#imliterallyfergus

leahfigiel's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

literary_bub's review against another edition

4.0

I'm writing a review a year or so after reading the book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The characters are pretty interesting and likable, though the main character's actions are sometimes questionable. I can't believe there are scholars who have the audacity to call Anne the "lesser Brontë." They must not have read her writing.

literary_bub's review against another edition

5.0

Reading this a second time is no less impactful than reading it the first time.

jimsreadingandstuff's review against another edition

5.0

A novel ahead of its time the "tenant" is an independent woman in the early 19th Century, a situation too shocking even for the author's own sister Charlotte, who thought the choice of subject was a mistake.

amberw27's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I read this ahead of a session at the Bradford Literature Festival on coercive control - it's an significant perceptive, brave novel from a young woman in 1848, using letters and diaries to get first person view points.

First sentence: Dear Halford, when we were together last, you have me a very particular and interesting account if the most remarkable occurrences of your early life, previous to our acquaintance; and then you requested a return of confidence from me.

silvial's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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