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jensteerswell's review
4.0
I read about these diaries in another book about the history of sex and luckily my library had a copy. It's hard to remember sometimes that Anne is not a character in a novel, she's a real person and completely of her time. On the one hand, she is unlucky in love, though not sex. But on the other hand, she's searching in the very narrow category of independently wealthy widows who can move to her estate respectably and help pay for improvements. No poor or non-gentry need apply.
I especially love how when she's not in bed with a conquest, she's touring everything a 'single' woman in early 19th century Europe can access. Her activities are a constant stream of festivals, performances, and museums, interspersed with shopping trips and trying new restaurants.
I especially love how when she's not in bed with a conquest, she's touring everything a 'single' woman in early 19th century Europe can access. Her activities are a constant stream of festivals, performances, and museums, interspersed with shopping trips and trying new restaurants.
verumsolum's review
3.0
A pleasant read, though like many diaries, Lister’s struggled to hold my attention after a while.
the_freya's review
4.0
It was interesting to learn more about Anne Lister. I rather wish that Helena Whitbread had published her diaries as this unabridged. I miss the text being bolded to indicate what section of the diary had been coded, as in the previous book.
spinnerlynne's review
4.0
A bit too much commentary for my taste; would like more diary and less interpretation.
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