** 2 stars
Mmmmm. I know I read this years ago when I was in high school. It was quite the scandalous read back then and the mini-series made it even more popular. I remembered very little about it; only the basic love conflict and (of all things), the "ashes of roses" color. Weird.
However, my general impression would have been that I liked it and it was a good read. So, to have to labor to finish it now was a bit of a surprise. I was initially engaged in the story but I found the whole book sort of lacking. The central relationship is not only creepy, it is unconvincing. I'm not sure I understood the draw for either character.
I know this is a great favorite of many people and I hate to ridicule it too much but it was entirely too long and I found myself skimming lengthy passages just to wrap it up. The character of Justine was just about insufferable and I was, more than anything, just plain relieved to be done with the whole thing.
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