Rappaccini's Daughter
Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Narrated by B. J. Harrison
4/5
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Born in 1804, Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his historical tales and novels about American colonial society. After publishing The Scarlet Letter in 1850, its status as an instant bestseller allowed him to earn a living as a novelist. Full of dark romanticism, psychological complexity, symbolism, and cautionary tales, his work is still popular today. He has earned a place in history as one of the most distinguished American writers of the nineteenth century.
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Reviews for Rappaccini's Daughter
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Crazy scientists experimenting on women, his own daughter!
A very tragic story for the female character.
Hawthorne could have explored more inside her character, but I am not surprised he didn't. Why would Giovanni need to tell the tale and not Beatrice? Giovanni was always focused in how it affected him instead of what he saw and what it meant to those involved. I suppose we are all like Giovanni most of the time. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I do enjoy this story. This particular version of it was hard to read at first; the notes mingle with summary mingle with story until it's hard to tell where the summary ends and the story begins. However, I enjoyed the re-read of the story even with the poor formatting choices.Definitely a classic, and still easy enough to read (unlike some classics that haven't aged as well).
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A young student comes to the University of Padua to study. Next door to his lodging he discovers a lush garden filled with exotic plants and flowers tended by a man and his beautiful daughter. Giovanni, the student learns from an old friend of his father, a physician who lives in Padua, that the man in the garden, whom he originally took to be the gardener, is really a famous and also somewhat infamous physician Rappaccini, known for his research in plant toxicology and knowledge of poisons. Giovanni is warned to stay away from that garden but smitten by the young woman he sees tending it, he ventures into it and makes her acquaintance. He is warmly received by her, and a romance begins to blossom. It will end with a tragic result.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To be honest, when I started reading the story I kept dozing off, to the point that I just had to put it aside and take a nap. Afterwards I picked it continue it. Although it is a bit predictable, it turns out to be entertaining and gripping towards end.