mooka's review against another edition
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Coming at the tail end of the victorian era, this book provides various perspectives of gender roles and expectations of women during this era. These various POVs, does beg the question- what is Gissing wanting us to understand from his perspective?
Moderate: Infidelity, Alcoholism, Classism, and Sexism
Minor: Alcoholism
olivianw's review against another edition
challenging
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? It's complicated
2.5
I read this because of its early feminist novel credentials.. which I think is why I was left quite disappointed.
It would have been a better if I just don’t really enjoy reading about toxic men and women who are haggard once they get to 30.
I agree that it was probably very progressive for its time. And
It would have been a better if
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Mary and Rhoda had turned out to be a couple, because the story really could have done with breaking from all the usual boring tropesI agree that it was probably very progressive for its time. And
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I’m glad Rhoda wasn’t convinced to marry that somehow creepy *and* dull man in the endModerate: Racial slurs and Classism
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