A review by flaming_turtle
No Priest but Love: The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister 1824-1826 by Helena Whitbread, Anne Lister

3.0

This book was interesting. There were quite a few aspects of 19th century life that I didn't know about prior to reading this book, and it was cool to see how they manifested in a practical sense. I also found it quite reassuring to know that lesbians and other sapphic people have been around for centuries, and I enjoyed seeing what gay culture was like back then. Anne is quite a player, so drama in this book was endless. Still, I tend to prefer a more immersive experience in story telling, and the journal entry format of this book was difficult to get into. It does preserve the factual accuracy of the book, but I suppose it just wasn't for me.