Reviews

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

nunyasax's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

districtreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

medzik's review against another edition

3.0

Could have been much shorter and that would do the trick brilliantly... Good plot twists, tho!

sapphotoni's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

3.25

louisek96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

dvallee's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

yuze's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

i started reading this book fully expecting it to be pretty much the exact same as the korean movie adaptation which is not a bad thing because i loved the movie. but halfway through the book i realized how wrong i was! that was a pleasant surprise tho because ngl, this book was so agonizingly long despite the beautiful writing. not knowing what will happen next made me keep turning the pages and im happy to say that im glad i finished the book. the characters here are so much more nuanced. the plot twists were brilliant. and best of all, it's sapphic!

emmab14's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

The ending of this is chefs kiss and it just kept twisting and turning! very worth the read

mamaavocado's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

therealkathryn's review against another edition

4.0

It's not often than I can't put a book down but Fingersmith falls into that category. Full of Victorian details, memorable characters, excellent plot and more than a few twists.