Anna’s Reviews > The Essex Serpent > Status Update

Enjoyable, so far. Shades of Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry James, depending on what character is the focal point in a particular passage, and what scene is taking place. The main character, Cora Seaborne, is an English Josephine March. Descriptions of Essex seascapes and sea towns beguile. There are no boring characters.