tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110039268234101685.post2357873195991895953..comments2023-10-31T08:29:26.593-07:00Comments on Booksquawk: THE SCARLET PIMPERNELMelissa Conwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368962908843137225noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110039268234101685.post-72647894250849421042010-01-23T01:44:22.243-08:002010-01-23T01:44:22.243-08:00There's also a little silliness around some of...There's also a little silliness around some of the plot points and the heroine is, at turns, wonderfully modern and near feminist and exasperatingly old-fashioned and needlessly weak. But, that being said, this is one of those classics that I almost felt guilty reading. It was too fun. It was too exciting. No way could this be a classic! I remember the same feeling of having expectations exceeded.<br /><br />I LOVE this book. Damn you, Maria, for making me want to reread it! My bookpile is already too big!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com