Book 73 The Monk by Matthew Lewis.
8/10 Very racy for a book written by a teenager in 1797. Proper gothic novel. Horror, sex, murder, incest. Quite concise too for 18th century novel, though I found it dragged a bit in the opening establishing chapters. Once Ambrosio (the Monk) begins to fall from grace however, the pace doesn't let up. Although the themes may seem quite familiar now, this book was the first and it became very influential.
8/10 Very racy for a book written by a teenager in 1797. Proper gothic novel. Horror, sex, murder, incest. Quite concise too for 18th century novel, though I found it dragged a bit in the opening establishing chapters. Once Ambrosio (the Monk) begins to fall from grace however, the pace doesn't let up. Although the themes may seem quite familiar now, this book was the first and it became very influential.
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