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I plan to respond to specific posts when I get the chance, but in the meantime I wanted to comment on how there seem to be a consensus that despite its flaws, this was an entertaining read. And there's nothing wrong with that! One can't read great works all the time.
Being a Brontė was a double-edged sword for Anne. It certainly provided her with a lot of material and let her hone her skill, but it also meant we tend to view her through the prism of her sisters' genius, which she didn't share. D'you think Charlotte and Emily whispered about her in private? "Poor Anne. She does try, but she can't quite pull it off."
As we've said, though, Anne probably wouldn't have lasted without her sisters' coattails. She'd be a minor novelist of the stuff of dissertations.
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