I have officially finished reading For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Clarke and will now be reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley a book I have been excited to read for a while because I love everything to do with Frankenstein and will fight anyone who says Adam Frankenstein, the name of the monster, is a bad guy. Also I’m still reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Also thanks to @babetalksbookish I will also be reading In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
Now onto why it took me so long to read For the Term of His Natural Life and I would like to say it’s because I’ve been busy getting my master’s degree and with work, but no that’s not the case. The book is super depressing and by the end I was forcing myself to read it. There is no happiness only depressing shit for 500+ pages and then it ends. I understand why Marcus Clarke wrote it. I get that he was trying to get people to rise up against the horrible conditions of the penal colonies in Australia. I understand that but the book is super depressing so if you aren’t someone who likes being upset for 500+ pages I wouldn’t recommend the book. That’s just my opinion though so take it with a grain of salt.
