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icthusbookcorner's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 epah é um diário! Gostei porque história e cenas mas não é como ler um livro com um enredo e personagens definidas. Não deixa de ser um bom pedaço de história LGBT e recomendo vivamente a quem tenha interesse no tema.
elikuiken's review
5.0
Can’t give it less than 5 stars because the research was immaculate and the entries were way more interesting than I thought they’d be.
PSA, though, if you’re looking for Gentleman Jack entries this takes place a good decade before Ann Walker comes into the picture. It’s mostly Anne wailing about how déclassé her family is, simping over Mariana who seems shitty, and treating various other women such as Tab like garbage.
Anne Lister is a Shane but less hot and more whiney. If you’ve ever wondered how a privileged aristocratic woman from the 1820s saw the world, this is your warning that it’s exactly what you’d think it would be. Anne is classist, rude, and snobby. Anne thinks everyone around her is stupid and uneducated and that she’s God’s gift to her family even though she’s so dismissive to her father and sister that it’s a wonder they didn’t throw her into one of her coal pits.
But she’s also a victim of her circumstance, and it’s fascinating to see how an eccentric lesbian who wanted a wife in 1820s Yorkshire saw the world. She’s intelligent, independent, and insanely brave. She married a woman in Georgian England.
Really interesting to read, but don’t expect Suranne Jones or whimsical forth-wall breaking entertainment.
PSA, though, if you’re looking for Gentleman Jack entries this takes place a good decade before Ann Walker comes into the picture. It’s mostly Anne wailing about how déclassé her family is, simping over Mariana who seems shitty, and treating various other women such as Tab like garbage.
Anne Lister is a Shane but less hot and more whiney. If you’ve ever wondered how a privileged aristocratic woman from the 1820s saw the world, this is your warning that it’s exactly what you’d think it would be. Anne is classist, rude, and snobby. Anne thinks everyone around her is stupid and uneducated and that she’s God’s gift to her family even though she’s so dismissive to her father and sister that it’s a wonder they didn’t throw her into one of her coal pits.
But she’s also a victim of her circumstance, and it’s fascinating to see how an eccentric lesbian who wanted a wife in 1820s Yorkshire saw the world. She’s intelligent, independent, and insanely brave. She married a woman in Georgian England.
Really interesting to read, but don’t expect Suranne Jones or whimsical forth-wall breaking entertainment.
mey's review
4.0
Would recommend reading this along with, or after having read, a biography of Anne Lister. Angela Steidele's [b:Gentleman Jack: A Biography of Anne Lister, Regency Landowner, Seducer and Secret Diarist|40054063|Gentleman Jack A Biography of Anne Lister, Regency Landowner, Seducer and Secret Diarist|Angela Steidele|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1533451178l/40054063._SY75_.jpg|62073408] is quite good.
gilljames's review
5.0
Am I reviewing Anne Lister or Helena Whitbread here? Lister has recorded her fascinating life in over a million words, with many passages in code. Whitbread has painstakingly decoded the texts, selected the most interesting entries and added informative editorial detail. We gain many insight into early nineteenth century life and the struggle a single woman might have - even though she is well off. Lister tells us about her love life, her physical health and her business life. I enjoyed Gentleman Jack but this volume tell Anne's story before she liaises with Anne Walker. Jill Liddington's book tells us more abut the Gerntleman Jack period. I'm now looking forward to reading the next volume edited by Whitbread.
danir's review
I will finish this one day, but it’s not exactly fun. Historically important, yes. Interesting, yes (but pretty repetitive in parts).
nina1412's review
4.0
Absolutely loving 'Gentleman Jack' at the moment so thought to read 'the original diaries' and wasn't disappointed. I did quite a bit of "research" before, so knew to expect some absolutely 'boring' parts about daily life in the early 1800s but it's so interesting how Anne Lister navigated her life as a complete oddity - I'm not sure if I'd have had the courage. What an impressive person, flaws and all!