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After her mother's death, Mary arrives at Jamaica Inn on the coast of Cornwall to live with her Aunt Patience and the uncle she has never met. He is a man feared through all the country as rumors of smuggling and murder surround Jamaica Inn. Mary is horrified as she discovers the truth about the inn, but it's too dangerous to go against her vicious uncle, until Mary receives help from an unexpected ally.
The writing is expressive and really paints a picture of the setting amidst the dark moors. The story is certainly striking, even though I found the plot fairly predictable.
Mary's character has a good balance, since she's plucky but also vulnerable. The other characters are vivid and interesting too, even the awful villains. Each person has such colorful dialogue, descriptions, and body language that they jump off the page into life! I was truly afraid of the villains, truly sorry for the pathetic Aunt Patience, and absolutely disgusted with the nasty smugglers. I could almost smell them, they were so close to life.
Excellent writing and a good tale of mystery and suspense!
The writing is expressive and really paints a picture of the setting amidst the dark moors. The story is certainly striking, even though I found the plot fairly predictable.
Mary's character has a good balance, since she's plucky but also vulnerable. The other characters are vivid and interesting too, even the awful villains. Each person has such colorful dialogue, descriptions, and body language that they jump off the page into life! I was truly afraid of the villains, truly sorry for the pathetic Aunt Patience, and absolutely disgusted with the nasty smugglers. I could almost smell them, they were so close to life.
Excellent writing and a good tale of mystery and suspense!
I love revisiting these short stories by one of my favorite authors. They are so wholesome and sweet!
Loved it so much more than I thought I would! It was incredible, amazing, wonderous!
A million times better than I expected! Wonderful writing style!
This book is definitely a difficult read. You need to have a wide knowledge of theology, philosophy, and history to keep up with Chesterton! It has taken me a long time to read it little bit by bit, but it has been worth it! The content is so deep and inspiring that you need time in between chapters just to digest everything you've read. There were many things I did not understand, but I just kept going and cherished the amazing sections that I did understand. There are some wonderful quotes in this book, and Chesterton's writing is never boring!
I do not recommend it for new Christians, but anyone who has read C.S. Lewis might enjoy Chesterton too; although, Lewis wrote for the common man, and Chesterton writes for the scholar.
I do not recommend it for new Christians, but anyone who has read C.S. Lewis might enjoy Chesterton too; although, Lewis wrote for the common man, and Chesterton writes for the scholar.