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A review by doritobabe
The Pleasures of Men by Kate Williams
4.0
3.5/5
Full review to come.
Largely this book did not paid well with my mental state which was deeply affected by a head cold. Wow
Review updated November 2021:
It's been several weeks, months since I finished this novel.
Working my way though my library TBR and this was shelved in 2014 or earlier.
The book was probably inspired by the Jack the Ripper murders and kept me hooked only because of the unreliable narrator. Readers cant solve the mystery because our view is obscured by the main characters mild madness and obsessions.
Stories that attempt big reveals for me are usually disappointing, so the ending of this left me wanting.
So I don't forget: plain, alone and bored. Trapped in the main house while the world exists and moves on around her, the main character is obsessed with her own wickedness and a series of murders taking place in London. She begins to fantasize and write stories from the murderers perspective, eventually getting into dangerous situations in attempt to find out if she is one to guessingbthe truth and to better understand. This leads to trouble, but being a helpless woman during that time, there isn't much that can be done. So, trouble continues, the murderer is revealed, and the main character is able to flee to a different continent. For a time.
Full review to come.
Largely this book did not paid well with my mental state which was deeply affected by a head cold. Wow
Review updated November 2021:
It's been several weeks, months since I finished this novel.
Working my way though my library TBR and this was shelved in 2014 or earlier.
The book was probably inspired by the Jack the Ripper murders and kept me hooked only because of the unreliable narrator. Readers cant solve the mystery because our view is obscured by the main characters mild madness and obsessions.
Stories that attempt big reveals for me are usually disappointing, so the ending of this left me wanting.
So I don't forget: plain, alone and bored. Trapped in the main house while the world exists and moves on around her, the main character is obsessed with her own wickedness and a series of murders taking place in London. She begins to fantasize and write stories from the murderers perspective, eventually getting into dangerous situations in attempt to find out if she is one to guessingbthe truth and to better understand. This leads to trouble, but being a helpless woman during that time, there isn't much that can be done. So, trouble continues, the murderer is revealed, and the main character is able to flee to a different continent. For a time.