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Waverley by Walter Scott

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laurine's review against another edition

i dnf’d this book on page 131; the sentences are too complex for me and i don’t remember most of what i read except for three or for scenes.

psoglav's review against another edition

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2.0

UKUPNA OCENA (overall rating) - 6/10
Radnja (story) - 6/10
Likovi (characters) - 7/10
Pripovedanje (writing style) - 6/10
Okruženje (setting) - 7/10

thereaderintherye's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

samiwise's review

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adventurous challenging funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Frightfully dull and boring. It’s good to learn more about the Scottish historical context and Jacobitism, because my history is dreadful, but every page felt like a chore. Didn’t even manage to struggle all the way to the end, and all my seminar group felt the exact same so I know it’s not just me!

allisonjpmiller's review against another edition

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3.0

Despite all the references lost on me (mostly via the Baron of Bradwardine) and frequently unreadable transcriptions of old Scottish dialect, I liked this enough that I want to read more of Scott's later work. Whaaat! He's quite funny when he wants to be, his Romantic descriptions of the Highlands are arresting when they don't fall into the trap of being perfunctory, and his characters are more memorable than I was expecting. I feel like he probably smoothed over some of the rougher edges of his storytelling style in later books? This being the first "historical fiction" novel (in our modern sense of the term), I'm willing to forgive the bits that don't flow.

I loved the fact that this brought to life many of the specific locales (e.g. Doune Castle!) that I visited on my 2018 trip to Scotland. Made it easier to orient myself—and of course, now I want to go back even more than I already did. Sigh.