Fingersmith

by Sarah Waters

Fingersmith is the third slice of engrossing lesbian Victoriana from Sarah Waters. Although lighter and more melodramatic in tone than its predecessor, Affinity, this hypnotic suspense novel is awash with all manner of gloomy Dickensian leitmotifs: pickpockets, orphans, grim prisons, lunatic asylums, "laughing villains," and, of course, "stolen fortunes and girls made out to be mad." Divided... (read more)

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Caroline P
  • Rated 5 stars

I loved this book. At first I thought it was going to be just another story about Victorian theivery but the twists and turns and the plot where really unusual. Cound'nt put it down for a second. Want to read more of Sarah Waters.

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James C
  • Rated 2 stars

this would have been an exelent book if it didne have the sexual stuff in it. it did get boring at timea and i skip some parts because of that also.

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  • Rated 4.103448 stars
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  • Rated 4.571429 stars
 

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  • Joëlle M

    joëlle m said:

    It's one of my favorite books.. I'm very impressed by this mysterious story ... book everyone should read...

    posted Sunday, February 17 2008
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