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Summary: A spirited beginning turns to a disaster midway
Review: "A Long Fatal Love Chase" is a nice change for the author of "Little Women". Unfortunately, Louisa May Alcott does not hold up the whole way. In the beginning, Rosamond has the same kind of wants and desires as many young women her age. Although Alcott gives her the book's worst and most corny lines, she establishes her quite well. Philip Tempest is a wonderful character in the beginning. Sure he is dark and dangerous, but that is part of his charm and what makes him the perfect object of young Rose's desire. Closer to the middle of the book, Alcott darkens Tempest to make him the incarnation of evil. Not the most brilliant move but still not that bad. When Rose seeks her solitude, the book is still engaging. But when Tempest is shown to be the meanest soap-opera-like devil around and Rose finds Ignatius, the book becomes too much. Alcott should not have tried to make Tempest appear so evil, or Ignatius so saintly for that matter. But even then, she should have capitalized more on Rose's attraction to Tempest. Rose, all too easily, realizes what kind of man Tempest is. And even when she does, her love dies just as easily. True, Tempest is too evil-to-be-true kind of character but Rose throughout the book is not too good-to-be-true, so how can she reject Tempest just like that? Ignatius, on the other hand, is the worst character imaginable: too pure, too right, and too boring. By the end of the book, I stopped caring about everyone. Maybe Alcott should have listened to the old edage that good guys finish last and made Rose stay with Tempest.
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Summary: An excellent mystery!!
Review: A Long Fatal Love Chase was interesting because it was just recently published when the author has been deceased so long & also because Ms. Alcott is known for more happy stories like Little Women. I rarely read mysteries but I saw this novel in a used book store and when I saw the author I had to have it and the mystery part really did sound good.My prediction was right.This story of a young woman being stalked around the world by her lover who emotionally abused her was excellent. It showed determination on the character's part & each time I thought I would put it down something else came along so I had to keep reading.It showed another side of Ms. Alcott that I really liked--she broke out of her shell!!!
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Summary: One of my faves!!
Review: After Little Women this is my favorite book by Louisa May Alcott. (infatuation with Tempest? umm no wouldn't that be Tempest's infatuation with Rosamond~comment on another message left). I highly recommend this book. Its sooo addictive. If you like A Long Fatal Love Chase and want to read another highly addictive book I recommend Diane Haeger's "Beyond the Glen"
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Summary: exciting departure from sweetness and innocence
Review: Although I agree with other reviews of this book that it's not Louisa May Alcott's best work, I really enjoyed it. I thought that it was well written, the characters nicely developed, and almost a sinful pleasure. It's a romantic story, not really based on reality, that you can lose yourself in. I would reccomend it to fans of Louisa May Alcott who are interested in seeing a different side of her imagination and talent.
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Summary: Not to be missed!
Review: As an avid reader of anything by LMA, I had high expectations for this book, and it lived up to them well! I absolutely could not put it down. I would reccomend it for anyone!
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Summary: Delightfully immature beginnings of a huge talent to come!
Review: As long as I can remember, I have been a Alcott fan. This book was silly in some ways, but I was not at all disappointed. I enjoyed the characters and the plot, but the real joy to me was to see a favorite author at the beginning of her literary life. While I read this delicate yet earthy romance, I could just see Ms. Alcott depicted as Jo trying to develop her craft while at the boarding house in Little Women. Alcott showed us her romantic side as Jo "fell" for her German teacher-friend who loved books as much as she did; perhaps Jo was writing this little gem!
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Summary: One really captivating novel!
Review: Being an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher of the Province of Québec, Canada, I had to choose a novel captivating and interesting enough to both young men and women for my Advanced ESL class (Literature). An I glad I chose this incredible novel! As I was reading, I was thrilled and amazed at how actual the story is, and especially at the incredibly rich language that fill the pages. After the first three chapters I was hooked and I simply couldn't put the book down! It has all the elements of a classic while remaining a truly enjoyable read...131 years after being written! Five stars
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Summary: Hmm
Review: Everybody seems to think this book was a tragedy -- bad man, nice girl. Sickly sweet, "stereotypical" . . . BUT I really liked this book. I think the reason I liked it better than everyone else has seemed to is because you can look at it kind of in reverse; I really liked Phillip along with Rosamond at the beginning, but unlike Rosamond I continued to like him throughout the whole book. This is not a story about an evil, seductive man and a sweet, innocent girl. This is a story about a man who *almost* wants a conscience but has quite destroyed his own, who really loves Rosamond and is willing to do anything to get her back, even reform; and about a girl so "innocent" that she has no other reply than cold, unfeeling, hurt pride. It *is* like Pride and Prejudice, as an earlier reader mentioned, but the Prejudice never bends even though Pride humbles himself at her feet. I didn't think the ending was exactly tragical, and I certainly didn't think it was sterotypical. If you look at the book with Phillip as the anti-hero, the ending was quite fitting.A good book. If you like Alcott's other thrillers, this one will be no exception.
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Summary: A Long Fatal Love Chase
Review: I could not put this book down until I finished it. It was so exciting and I felt so sorry for Rosamond as she tried to hide from her husband Tempest. Tempest kept me guessing trying to figure out who he really was because his hate and evil deeds to everyone made me assume he was Satan. I ached for Rosamond as she kept running away and I wished she could have led a happy life with the priest she met and fell in love with. I cried all the way through this book and haven't read anything so exciting and that held my attention so passionately. Wow! I wish every book could do that.
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Summary: Page Turner, Highly Suspenseful
Review: I could not put this book down. It was very suspensful. Rosamond is a heroine, to be looked up upon by every female. The only thing that Alcott failed to dictate to readers is Tempest's pure evil. He was a horible person, and various characters tell us that in the story, but without reason. Overall, this book was very good.
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