Reviews

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

susiereading's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Murder

haplessheather's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

wretched10's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book is mesmerizingly wicked! It’s full of plot twists and beautiful language. It’s a bit slow but so worth it. 

nyxxi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

lora2295's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.25

glitterandbgay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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? Yes

3.75

freyah2's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

boredstudent's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

this book probably could’ve used one or two fewer twists and I personally would have preferred the romance be more central. That said, it was fantastic all around. Watching The Handmaiden first was honestly a plus, and I continually forgot this took place in England and not Japanese-occupied Korea.

lookmairead's review against another edition

DNF: (After some reflection)
On a relief/hope driven week, I realize reading about a bunch of a**holes probably wasn’t the best reading mood match. Who am I rooting for? Nobody.

And when I start piffling complaints like- how many times has the MC has used the word “queer”- it’s probably best I step back. We all know Goodreads doesn’t need another snarky review.

I swear I like big books- but I couldn’t get hooked into this world the way I wanted. On to the next book!

archiedh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization