A review by novel_nomad
The Odd Women by George Gissing

4.0

My first Gissing, and one that came highly recommended, did not disappoint. I was thoroughly intrigued by the vast array of women characters Gissing explored in this novel. Especially how each had a separate experience of marriage, yet they all suffered under the illusion of 'women's purpose'. It illustrated early forms of feminism and female suffrage, which was endlessly intriguing to glimpse at how late Victorian women were asserting their place in the workforce and their questioning of established social expectations.