A review by lizard800
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

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

3.25

This book could have been dramatically shorter and still had the same impact, imo. Pretty well all of the characters are unlikable, but I don't think the author meant for it to be that way? My jaw did drop when -you know who- arrived at the very end of the book which was kind of what we had been waiting for for a while. Also, the story is being told by older Nancy and the author could have done so much more with that. The use of 'queer', 'gay', and 'fag' throughout the book was so smart. The autobook narrator was hit or miss for me. Overall I would not recommend this book.
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