i've wanted to read this book for a long time, lumping it in with Pride & Prejudice and Great Expectations. but, woah, this is different. it's darker, more sinister, more violent, less forgiving. the characters aren't exactly likable, and they're stuck in a cyclical, malicious existence. the third-person narration style was jumpy and the reader kept having a sneaking suspicion that the narrator is offering a subjective view of the whole thing. and yet, all that is not to say that i hated it. it sort of got under my skin after a while. i just had to see how it would all end. i'd give it a 4.5/5. it's one of those books that lingers with you, with it's beautiful descriptions of the moors, the fog, and the rain. it's haunting.
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