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librarylady10's review
3.0
Interesting topic, great use of research, but the heavily academic writing doesn't translate well into a narrative nonfiction piece.
banjo_hammer's review
Got pulled into other books. This one is very interesting, but a bit dense
fractaltexan's review against another edition
4.0
An interesting book that characterizes and challenges the myth that Same-Sex Marriage is a recent phenomenon. Through the lens of the Victorian Era and its problems with morality in the world of sexuality, this is a fresh beam of light that shows that LGBT people not only existed but that, for the most part, society didn't care. I find this to be a true example of liberalism and personal freedoms.
Cleves uses sources in a clever way, piecing the lives of Charity and Sylvia together from personal letters and the like.
Cleves uses sources in a clever way, piecing the lives of Charity and Sylvia together from personal letters and the like.