Reviews

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

cosmicmamallama's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

spoookyclaud's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ellefanning's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.0

a very mixed bag indeed! nan’s character did a major jump so that she felt changed suddenly from meek to bold, but i guess that’s what heartbreak does sometimes. some things i found maddening to read, but overall, it was enjoyable. it is nice to find such a warm ending for queer women, even if it is largely a fictitious one 

sbotts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

helenmeigs's review

3.0

I really wanted to like this and just didn’t! I found the protagonist to be grating

jilliant's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

As much as I don’t do character-driven stories a bunch, this one had remarkable prose and flow to it. I also enjoyed the wide berth of queer experience it showed and ventured through. Def could have been a little tighter, and also if I had a nickel for every classic book I read with the protag joining socialists outta nowhere at the end, I’d have two nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.

mdefeo's review

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

vvaanneessssaa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

gennazep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

erynmcvay's review

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A complicated read; at times, I was thrilled, unable to put it down, eyes pricking with tears, at others, getting pages read felt like pulling teeth, painful and laborious. But overall, I found the story of Nancy King’s becoming tender, complicated, and engaging. As a protagonist, Nancy infuriated me more than once, but I was left ultimately very satisfied with where the novel finds her at its end.

Is this good wlw representation? I honestly don’t know. I am anxious to read reviews from gay women and hear their thoughts!

11/31 of 2024 bookshelf clean out