Villette

No one writes characters like Bronte does. Not only does she create the magnificent (self?) portrait of Lucy Snowe–so passionate, so suppressed, so misunderstood–she also creates a fully fleshed out cast of strange, lovable (or not) characters. This is a beautiful book but do not undertake it lightly. Two and a half months after starting it, I'm just now crawling to the finish. 5 stars for my lovely Lucy but like two stars for the pathetic last page and like for all the parts spent examining the infinitely boring Dr. Graham. Bleh.