A review by ganzfeldstate
The Pleasures of Men by Kate Williams

2.0

I read all but twenty pages of this in one 2hr sitting, which sounds like achievement but I think actually demonstrates its character as a page turner lacking in any actual depth. I've had my fill of Victorian young women who 'aren't like the rest of them' and the make-u-think paragraphs about the lives of women then which I think have been done infinitely better by other people. I actually thought this was picking up and then it had an ending that smacked of being forced to finish it in fifteen minutes and hashing everything together. And the 'reveal' - man what a cliche.
In summary, not very well written or interesting or original but I guess it kept me vaguely entertained.