Reviews

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

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

mortcheval's review against another edition

not my vibe

rilesreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

The first 100 pages I was like ehhhhh feels very classic historical sapphic yearning and I’m tired. But, around pages 150-300 I went “WOW that’s crazy.” I thought about this book for a couple weeks after completing it and told my friends the full plot multiple times so that’s how I know I liked it. A classic 🙂‍↕️

bitofadisgrace's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

4.0

chumwhat's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

lisabcdefg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

abbeylauren86's review against another edition

I just can’t get into it.

jenpenbuck's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring fast-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

5.0

matildasuu's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content