128 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781942658863
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
Publication date: 22 March 2022
Description
“Where are the hysterics, those magnificent women of former times?” wrote Jacques Lacan. Long history’s ghosts, marginalized and dispossessed due to their gender and class, they are reimagined by Maud Casey as complex, flesh-and-blood people with ...
Community Reviews Summary of 48 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
emotional 38%
reflective 38%
sad 33%
informative 22%
mysterious 22%
tense 22%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | N/A: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 41% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 25% | N/A: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical trauma, Mental illness, MisogynyModerate
Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault
128 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781942658863
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
Publication date: 22 March 2022
Description
“Where are the hysterics, those magnificent women of former times?” wrote Jacques Lacan. Long history’s ghosts, marginalized and dispossessed due to their gender and class, they are reimagined by Maud Casey as complex, flesh-and-blood people with ...
Community Reviews Summary of 48 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
emotional 38%
reflective 38%
sad 33%
informative 22%
mysterious 22%
tense 22%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | N/A: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 41% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 25% | N/A: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16% | N/A: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical trauma, Mental illness, MisogynyModerate
Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault