Havisham: A Novel by Ronald Frame

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Wide Sargasso Sea set the bar really high, in my opinion, for this type of character-centric prequel. When there is such a wonderful and iconic character, such as Miss Havisham, and you hear someone is writing their back story it is easy to get excited about it. Unfortunately, this book does not live up to such great expectations. A character like this deserves a thorough psychological exploration so you can see how they became the person you already know them to be. This felt more like snippets from a diary and just did not delve deeply enough.


This review is based on an advanced copy received from the publisher.



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