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A review by alexeveleth
Victorians Undone: Tales of the Flesh in the Age of Decorum by Kathryn Hughes
3.0
I really, really wanted to give this five stars. I love the time period, I've studied it for a while and I was really looking forward to an new examination of the Victorian Era.
Hughes does a good job of writing in a more conversational style, but unfortunately she conflates many of her opinions with fact. I think it's her style of writing that just seems to make her opinions seem like fact. It rally takes away from the subject, especially in the last story about Fanny Adams.
It's still an interesting read with five good stories, but it just wasn't what I hoped it would be.
Hughes does a good job of writing in a more conversational style, but unfortunately she conflates many of her opinions with fact. I think it's her style of writing that just seems to make her opinions seem like fact. It rally takes away from the subject, especially in the last story about Fanny Adams.
It's still an interesting read with five good stories, but it just wasn't what I hoped it would be.