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A review by keatonmcn
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
5.0
"But there was something very appealing about that Fe-Male. I saw myself in it - in the hyphen."
From start to finish it was just... a marvel. Rarely have I read a book where the protagonist made me feel so seen and understood. Character relatability aside, the way the book explores hurtful relationships and gender identity is something deeply personal I've never found in a book before? I think I had an existential crisis like four separate times reading this. Earnestly I needed this book, a strange feeling I didn't know I could have. I will be thinking about hyphens and oyster halves and canaries in cages for ages...
From start to finish it was just... a marvel. Rarely have I read a book where the protagonist made me feel so seen and understood. Character relatability aside, the way the book explores hurtful relationships and gender identity is something deeply personal I've never found in a book before? I think I had an existential crisis like four separate times reading this. Earnestly I needed this book, a strange feeling I didn't know I could have. I will be thinking about hyphens and oyster halves and canaries in cages for ages...