GnomeKing@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Review of 'The Essex Serpent' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Apologies to the author but this one isn't for me. Incredibly dull, huge number of pages with epic descriptions with nothing happening. Unlikeable characters also don't help, a book needs somebody for you to cheer on. The setting of this book should have been stunning in it's bleakness but I felt nothing for it, even a sheep stuck in the mud provoked no emotions. It probably doesn't help that I kept wanting to compare to Wuthering Heights, so it was already off to a losing start as not many books can stand up to the quality of Wuthering Heights.
There is a TV series for this, I might watch it to see if that helps me to understand the appeal for this book.