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romankurys's review against another edition
4.0
Guy Mannering is without a doubt an acquired taste of a read. I think all of Sir Scott is really an squired taste of a read, really. Unless, maybe you already understand Scottish dialect then all good there. :)
Other then a very slow pace of read, trying to decipher 1800's English mixed with heavy Scottish this book has no drawbacks.
Scott tells a good story, complex enough where it's fun to read but not to the point of overbearing so in it by itself it was a good read. Top it off with a historical value, as I usually learn more from classics about way of life during their times in the country then I do from any history class and you got yourself a double positive right there.
Smugglers, gypsies, Royal dragoons, a few love stories mixed in, plus fortune telling...I mean what else would you want from a good story, right?
If you don't mind the slow pace or generally a fan of European Classics, this one is definitely worth a read!
Roman
Other then a very slow pace of read, trying to decipher 1800's English mixed with heavy Scottish this book has no drawbacks.
Scott tells a good story, complex enough where it's fun to read but not to the point of overbearing so in it by itself it was a good read. Top it off with a historical value, as I usually learn more from classics about way of life during their times in the country then I do from any history class and you got yourself a double positive right there.
Smugglers, gypsies, Royal dragoons, a few love stories mixed in, plus fortune telling...I mean what else would you want from a good story, right?
If you don't mind the slow pace or generally a fan of European Classics, this one is definitely worth a read!
Roman
reader44ever's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
I wanted to read this story after learning (thanks to Freekibble.com!) that the Dandie Dinmont Terrier was named after a character in it. While I did enjoy the story, it took me a long time (for me, that meant over a week) to get through it due to the language. There wasn't anything wrong with the language, it's just that I sometimes have trouble understanding the English used in classic works, and this particular work included quite a lot of words using Scottish accents, which made my understanding of it even more difficult. But as I said, I did enjoy the story over all, especially, of course, the scenes with Dandie Dinmont. :-)
I wanted to read this story after learning (thanks to Freekibble.com!) that the Dandie Dinmont Terrier was named after a character in it. While I did enjoy the story, it took me a long time (for me, that meant over a week) to get through it due to the language. There wasn't anything wrong with the language, it's just that I sometimes have trouble understanding the English used in classic works, and this particular work included quite a lot of words using Scottish accents, which made my understanding of it even more difficult. But as I said, I did enjoy the story over all, especially, of course, the scenes with Dandie Dinmont. :-)
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