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"Emily, lost in thought, strolled on without observing whither, till she perceived the sounds sinking afar off and an awful stillness round her, except that, sometimes, the nightingale beguiled the silence with liquid notes that close the eye of day."
— Apr 01, 2026 06:08PM
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So far, nothing but long-winded descriptions of nature and one-dimensional characters that are either goodies or baddies. At least Otranto -- Udolpho's Gothic predecessor which also has flat characters -- has the virtue of brevity. The characters in Otranto feel archetypal, like figures in a fairy tale. If you're going to use so many words describing how characters feel, at least make them interesting!
— Mar 19, 2026 05:58AM
