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blankgarden's review against another edition
5.0
My thoughts: https://theblankgarden.com/2021/05/31/review-the-victorian-chaise-longue-by-marghanita-laski/
cintiandrade's review against another edition
2.0
Uma história curtinha de terror sobre uma mulher que adquire uma chaise-longue vitoriana e, ao dormir nela, se vê transportada para a casa onde o móvel foi originalmente feito, presa no corpo de uma moça vitoriana que está morrendo de tuberculose. Não é mal escrito, mas acaba sendo tudo meio bobo e desinteressante.
ruthiella's review against another edition
3.0
I had no idea that this was a sort of ghost/horror story nor did I realize that it was so short (99 pages). It reminded me a bit of The Yellow Wallpaper in its feminist message as portrayed by a woman trapped by societal mores and convention.
barbarabarbara's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hayleysreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Spooky, confusing, a real sense of panic and not knowing what is happening - for the character or reading. It feels a bit jumpy and chaotic and it works really well, encoding the strangeness and darkness of the situation and Melanie/Millie’s feelings. I had lots of theories about what actually led to these events, lots of potential ideas of madness, hallucination, some kind of spiritual or religious switch or flip in time - it’s very open to the reader’s interpretation
callum_mclaughlin's review against another edition
4.0
This was a brilliantly ambiguous and claustrophobic little read. For me, it threw up fascinating ideas about the fine line between ecstasy and ruin, the toxicity of being supressed, and the frivolousness of time; how in one era, a woman's actions could be her making, but in another, they could spell her very ruin. With subtlety, Laski also shrewdly questions just how much progress women had made in gaining autonomy over their bodies, minds and actions by the time of the book's writing, despite comparative improvements over the past; a theme still relevant to this day.
empresstree's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
amrit's review against another edition
2.0
For me, this was a bit too ridiculous to be truly chilling. I found the writing very vivid, but on the whole I think I preferred thinking about the idea after the fact more than actually reading the book.