Lorna Doone relays the perenially popular story of John Ridd and his love for the beautiful and aristocratic Lorna Doone who was kidnapped as a child by an outlaw family. This version remains the only critical edition of a work which, since 1869, has never gone out of print.
As you read the book keep the following questions in mind:
Which character do you like the most and why? The least and why?
What passage from the book stood out to you?
Are there situations and/or characters you can identify with, if so how?
Did you learn something you didn’t know before?
Do you feel as if your views on a subject have changed by reading this text?
Have you had a life changing revelation from reading this text?
What major emotion did the story evoke in you as a reader?
At what point in the book did you decide if you liked it or not? What helped make this decision?
Name your favorite thing overall about the book. Your least favourite?
If you could change something about the book what would it be and why?
Describe what you liked or disliked about the writer’s style?
When you have finished reading the book post your comments at the end of this post...
PS you can read abridged version too!!
