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A review by aliceboule
Life in the Iron Mills by Rebecca Harding Davis
4.0
I only read Life in the Iron Mills in this collection, and honestly it was incredible.
Others in my class called it boring and long and grinding. I found it fascinating.
There is something in the dreariness of Davis' words that communicates the daily grind of 19th century America. And yet her language is beautiful; striking in only the way old English - proper English - can be. And perhaps I am too much of an English major snob, but I liked the complexity of her syntax.
That being said, the plot itself is super awesome.
I would read more of her works.
Others in my class called it boring and long and grinding. I found it fascinating.
There is something in the dreariness of Davis' words that communicates the daily grind of 19th century America. And yet her language is beautiful; striking in only the way old English - proper English - can be. And perhaps I am too much of an English major snob, but I liked the complexity of her syntax.
That being said, the plot itself is super awesome.
I would read more of her works.