The Marble Faun, or the Romance of Monte Beni (Volume 1); Illustrated with Photogravures (Paperback)

from LynnMPK

Not Hawthorne's best work in my opinion, but still good. Every chapter has about 4 pages of exposition and maybe a few paragraphs of plot. This totally could have been a short story if he didn't describe the entirety of Rome throughout the novel.

from LisaMaria_C

I loved Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and The House of Seven Gables; I thought both had brilliant characters and writing. In the case of Hester Prynne of The Scarlet Letter, I loved her strength and abiding compassion. And in The House of Seven Gables I loved the old maid Hepzibah and her cousin...

from Schmerguls

816 The Marble Faun or The Romance of Monti Beni, by Nathaniel Hawthorne (read 18 Aug 1965) I was not moved to make any comment on this novel after I finished it. I still remember it as a fairly interesting book, though not one that excited me. You can read the Wikipedia article on the book here:...

from eowynfaramir

Hawthorne disappointed me in The Marble Faun. I had very high expectations after having loved The Scarlet Letter and having recently read and enjoyed both The House of the Seven Gables and The Blithedale Romance, but the Faun does not come together as a compelling narrative. Instead, it is disjoi...

from wendyrey

A decent short story extended to two hundred and fifty pages by masses of verbose descriptive padding. The depiction of the beliefs and role of the catholic church are worthy of Iain Paisley at his most extreme.