Location: MA Type: Audio Book
Timeline: Linear w/time travel Genre: Historical Fiction
Narration: Jessie Mueller - beautiful voice that was easy to listen to.
3rd person
Review:
Stars: 4
I have a really negative look on The Scarlet Letter due to a personal tragedy that occurred while I was reading the book for school. I usually stay away from anything that has to do with The Scarlet Letter because I don't like the memories being brought back up. But I am so glad I found this story! I really enjoyed the literary history, the romance, and the story of motherhood that I found in this treasure. Alice Hoffman did a beautiful job with her words and with Jessie Mueller's voice I was able to feel the story in my soul.
Sex:
None
Language:
Fuck: 0
Ass: 0
Bitch: 1
Shit: 3
GD: 0
C**t/Pussy: 0
Dick/Cock: 0
L in V: 0
Bastard: 0
Triggers:
Cult
Cancer
Stocking
Torture
Questions:
Do you think Ivy would have joined the cult if Noah or her father would have helped her?
Do you think this kind of thing happens today even with society being more accepting?
There are many books about books being banned cults often ban books. And cancel culture has even had books banned. Joel banned books in his cult because they were too dangerous.
What makes books so dangerous?
"She had not known the weight until she knew the freedom."
What does that quote mean to you?
What importance does this quote have in relation to the book?
Have you ever experienced a moment like this?
Reading The Scarlet Letter made Mia feel seen. It made her feel like she was not alone in this world and that there was hope.
What book have you read that has given you that feeling?
As if by magic, Mia went back in time and met her favorite author, Nathaniel Hawthorne.
What author from the past would you choose to go back in time and meet?
Why?
If you have read The Scarlet Letter, compare and contrast Ivy's life with Hestor's life?
What do you think would have happened if Mia told Nathaniel about their baby?
The book talked women's rights or lack thereof.
What are some things today that Mia would be surprised women are able to do?
What is something that the next generation of women could do that would shock us now?
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