Review: Disappointed
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2013
I wanted to read this book because it was a classic title that I've heard about forever. I didn't really know what it was about so I had no preconceived ideas about the storyline, plot, etc. There was a long Introductory to "The Scarlet Letter" that I read only because it was there and that probably meant it was important to read before the actual story. Oh my gosh! That introductory was so long and so uninteresting (to me) that I almost stopped reading the book altogether. Had I known then what I know now (after suffering through the entire long introductory), I would NOT read the introductory at all as, to me, it did not make the actual story better or worse. When the actual story of "The Scarlet Letter" began it was slightly better. Better enough that it kept me somewhat interested but, again, barely. I did finish the entire book. Giving it 3 stars may seem better than it deserves, but considering I read it in its entirety and it wasn't a complete failure (to me) I could not give it anything less. If you read the edition I read, I advise you to SKIP the "Introductory to 'The Scarlet Letter' " entirely.