394 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781439235553
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
Publication date: 18 May 2009
Description
Gaywyck is the first gay Gothic novel. Long out of print, this classic proved that genre knows no gender. Young, innocent Robert Whyte enters a Jane-Eyre world of secrets and deceptions when he is hired to catalog the vast library at Gaywyck, a my...
Community Reviews Summary of 37 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
emotional 57%
tense 57%
adventurous 28%
reflective 28%
sad 28%
funny 14%
hopeful 14%
informative 14%
inspiring 14%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 40%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 28%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 42%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child abuse, Mental illness, Violence
394 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781439235553
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
Publication date: 18 May 2009
Description
Gaywyck is the first gay Gothic novel. Long out of print, this classic proved that genre knows no gender. Young, innocent Robert Whyte enters a Jane-Eyre world of secrets and deceptions when he is hired to catalog the vast library at Gaywyck, a my...
Community Reviews Summary of 37 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
emotional 57%
tense 57%
adventurous 28%
reflective 28%
sad 28%
funny 14%
hopeful 14%
informative 14%
inspiring 14%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 40%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 28%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 42%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child abuse, Mental illness, Violence