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A review by bookslovejenna
Parallel Lives: Five Victorian Marriages by Phyllis Rose
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Five things about Parallel Lives by Phyllis Rose 5/5⭐️s
1. This book was so entirely my kind of book. It may not be for everyone though.
2. Each long chapter is a detailed, minutely researched, biography of a Victorian marriage.
3. It’s an exploration of gender roles, romance, separation, abuse, oppression of women, and male pomposity and privilege in the Victorian era. Don’t get me wrong, some the men come off as truly delightful human beings and done of the women are stifling and cruel but by and large these marriages are vehicles for male dominance and female entrapment…two necessary evils to keep that era thriving.
4. All the couples explored are well known artists, philosophers, and authors of the era.
5. I found each chapter more fascinating than the next and will definitely return to this book for both research and enjoyment.
1. This book was so entirely my kind of book. It may not be for everyone though.
2. Each long chapter is a detailed, minutely researched, biography of a Victorian marriage.
3. It’s an exploration of gender roles, romance, separation, abuse, oppression of women, and male pomposity and privilege in the Victorian era. Don’t get me wrong, some the men come off as truly delightful human beings and done of the women are stifling and cruel but by and large these marriages are vehicles for male dominance and female entrapment…two necessary evils to keep that era thriving.
4. All the couples explored are well known artists, philosophers, and authors of the era.
5. I found each chapter more fascinating than the next and will definitely return to this book for both research and enjoyment.