Reviews

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

nemoisreadin's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-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

3.5

It’s a bit too seedy for me but quite interesting tbh

cassischapter's review against another edition

5.0

I didn’t know I liked books set in the Victorian era until reading this , it has opened my eyes to a whole other genre. It was so beautifully written , down to every last adjective. Simply devoured this book and would do it again. Let’s go Victorian lesbians! So beautifully chaotic , living for the Victorian drama.

riverdeboz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

minapisan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

megtropolitan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

That was NOT what I was expecting. Wow. Shout out to my girl Nan King, you would have loved "Good Luck Babe" by Chappell Roan. Also shout out to Nan again because she is truly the Queens strongest woman who dresses like a soldier for everything she went through. 

Absolutely Dickensian in the way that you think Nan has reached rock bottom and she just keeps DIGGING!

reaganet's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

ronschna's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

sam_rosia's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

hilikus_00's review against another edition

4.0

A fun and engaging read.

I enjoyed the characters. I feel like I would have liked this a lot more in high school, though.

emmab14's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

The smut scenes in this book…. wow…
but love the lesbian to socialist pipeline in action