Comments on: MONKALONG! (the end at last)

By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 21:09:00 +0000

Because I don’t know about this book, and because I LOVED CRIMSON PEAK, I’m just going to talk here about the latter.

What did you think of it, because I loved that Edith went all badass by the end and wasn’t rescued but did the recusing AND that Thomas was this feeble little thing that controlled nothing. I may have also almost wet myself laughing at Lucille’s face stab because it was so wonderfully out of control and in that fit of rage I could see it occurring.

Now I need to read Udolpho and Otranto.

By: Phinnea

Phinnea — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:21:00 +0000

Try reading Mysteries of Udolpho. Just try.

By: Nishita

Nishita — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 14:25:00 +0000

It quite possibly may be the worst book in history, but your thoughts are so hilarious that I might actually read this book and your MONKALONG posts together, so that I can snark along with you and get the jokes. Is the book not even good enough for that purpose?

By: glynis

glynis — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 02:37:00 +0000

I guess we could have all seen this coming when Lorenzo had that bonkers dream at the beginning of the book. That’s how short this book could have been.

By: Sharry Cee

Sharry Cee — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 01:12:00 +0000

I have not seen the greatest movie of our time 🙁 Jenny, you are such a trooper for finishing this “garbage-fire” as you say! I doubt in this case, reading the end before you read the middle would have helped in any way whatsoever 😛

By: JeanPing

JeanPing — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:08:00 +0000

In reply to Chrisbookarama. Nope, ol' Lorenzo had a vision and that was that. Her fate was sealed!

By: MegsGranger

MegsGranger — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 17:36:00 +0000

There are no GIFs more appropriate for this post than Crimson Peak GIFs. I feel certain that Guillermo read The Monk and said to himself, “I can do better.”

Not ONLY did Agnes take care of Lorenzo instead of the other way around, she avoided talking about HER ordeal because she knew it would remind him of Antonia’s death. WTF. W. T. F.
Thank the devil this book is over. Oh, shit…I still have to read the last chapter.

By: Alley

Alley — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:52:00 +0000

II cannot convince people around me to go see Crimson Peak and I am SO MAD AT ALL OF THEM THIS LOOKS AMAZING.

“Agnes marries her long-winded boyfriend (may you always be satisfied), and Lorenzo marries his consolation prize (ditto)” HA

By: Stefanie@SoManyBooks

Stefanie@SoManyBooks — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:02:00 +0000

Hooray! You survived! I did so enjoy your torments though so I hope that counts for something 🙂

By: helen from a gallimaufry

helen from a gallimaufry — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:21:00 +0000

Well thanks for that Agnes gif Jenny, if I never sleep again it will be all your fault. Heh.

But really, thank you for taking one for the team and reading this so that I don’t have to. I was under the vague impression that I ought to read it one day, but never really wanted to. Now I’m freeeee! At the price of the Agnes gif, I suppose. As for how could this ever have become a book, give Shelley’s fiction a whirl, no horrible rapes as far as I recall but quite stupifyingly tedious. Glad he stuck to the poetry.