I first read this book when I was a junior in college, while taking a class on autobiography. We read Nabokov's, and I was so taken with his writing t...moreI first read this book when I was a junior in college, while taking a class on autobiography. We read Nabokov's, and I was so taken with his writing that I marched over to the used bookstore (all I could afford at the time!) and got a copy of Lolita.
Once I started reading it, I couldn't--and didn't--put it down until I was finished. I still read it at least once a year.(less)
**spoiler alert** My favorite Sarah Waters book--the end still get me *every single time.* I think it speaks to Waters' skill that she manages to make...more**spoiler alert** My favorite Sarah Waters book--the end still get me *every single time.* I think it speaks to Waters' skill that she manages to make readers (or at least, this one!) guilty of what Margaret is--of not seeing, of believing in the social order even as Margaret is sure she doesn't--and so Margaret misses what has been right in front of her all along. (less)
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