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Book 12 - Sarah Waters "Fingersmith"
Sarah Waters “Fingersmith” (Virago)
This book took me about two weeks to complete, possibly because it did not quite have the verve of “Tipping The Velvet”
I liked and admired it a lot. But I couldn't quite love it. It was unremittingly dark, sombre and as it is set in London, a little Dickensian . The first plot twist (I won't spoil it) was a shock and very clever. But it dragged after that, largely because that twist necessitated us then hearing much of the story repeated, but from the other character's viewpoint. Subsequent twists and turns were clever in their way, but taken together, it all became increasingly implausible. This fact alone has added some flaws to an otherwise good read.
This book took me about two weeks to complete, possibly because it did not quite have the verve of “Tipping The Velvet”
I liked and admired it a lot. But I couldn't quite love it. It was unremittingly dark, sombre and as it is set in London, a little Dickensian . The first plot twist (I won't spoil it) was a shock and very clever. But it dragged after that, largely because that twist necessitated us then hearing much of the story repeated, but from the other character's viewpoint. Subsequent twists and turns were clever in their way, but taken together, it all became increasingly implausible. This fact alone has added some flaws to an otherwise good read.
