
At First
I absolutely hated it. But I had a good excuse. I was given the book to read a couple chapters while I went on a 12 hour road trip to New Hampshire, missing three days of school. I have been cursed with this terrible motion sickness when I try to read or watch movies on road trips, so not a lot of reading gets done there. Anyway, it took me hours to get through the first couple chapters (and there aren't a lot of pages). The language was so difficult to understand.
Then
I took the time. I used sparknotes to help get through some abstract parts. Then I actually really enjoyed it. My advice would be to read it THEN use sparknotes instead of the other way around. But anyway, it is such a literary masterpiece. Any history buffs out there? This book includes witchcraft as well as the hypocrisy of the Puritans. I am so glad I am reading this book AFTER taking AP US History, it definitely helps to have some background knowledge and a sense of what colonial American life was like.
Now
I am halfway through the book (Chapter 13), and it gets so suspenseful. I was sitting on the edge of my seat in class today with my heart pounding so fast. Not a lot of books do that for me. Now I promised I would not give away any spoilers right now (ugh), so you have to read this Puritan version of Days of Our Lives or Jerry Springer. Seriously. Its a classic.