Fingersmith

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by Sarah Waters

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I'm reading Fingersmith and have just started Part 2...... I am so upset by the beginning of this section that I've put the book down and am not sure I want to finish it. How long does this last? Should I push through? Does it lighten up soon?

Sheila My guess is if you didn't like the first part you won't like what follows, which is pretty much more of the same but in places even grimmer. I don't w…moreMy guess is if you didn't like the first part you won't like what follows, which is pretty much more of the same but in places even grimmer. I don't want to say much more about the plot but I find myself completely immersed in this quasi-Dickensian thriller. The atmosphere and characters are outstanding, I think.
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SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS! You've been warned. I have two questions about Mrs. Sucksby's decisions: 1) Why did anyone have to go to the madhouse at all? 2) Did her loyalty to Maud's mother come from a place of romantic love? I appreciate your opinions/interpretations! Thanks!

Susan

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I'm assuming Rivers slept with Agnes, but how did she suddenly or at least seemingly develop scarlet fever? EDIT: But apparently he didn't sleep with her? "'You mean Agnes, I suppose. Don't flatter her. There are more ways of shaming a virtuous girl, than that one. You ought to know.'" So what happened?

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this book could have been 150 less pages. I don't know who recommended it to me, but I read it, and was disappointed. So slow and soggy, and these "twists" were seen coming a mile away?

St Fu You really knew the first big twist? I don't believe you.…moreYou really knew the first big twist? I don't believe you.(less)

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I'm about a third of the way through this book and it hasn't really gripped me. Should I keep reading or just put it down? I've heard the twists are great, but are they worth it?

What was Mrs Sucksby life like?

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