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bannedfrombookclub's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to these while going through a Victorian-era, psychological realism binge that included a lot of Elizabeth Gaskell. Obviously these doomed relationships are trapped in the structures of Victorian England, but I found them all quite human nonetheless. They seemed like people you might meet today stuck in problems that only exist because they live in, as I said, Victorian England. This collection is an easy way to read a little of those big names from the era, and discover some lesser known writers as well.
Perhaps odd, but I thought there was a thematic link to some of the stories in Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected, where there are a lot of unhappy marriages.
Perhaps odd, but I thought there was a thematic link to some of the stories in Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected, where there are a lot of unhappy marriages.
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
3.0
A nice little collection of short stories with the focues on marriages gone bad. The best two are the Kipling and the Gissing short stories, which strangely, don't blame the woman.
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