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Sarah Waters

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. Week 1: More Than 500 Pages

* Week 1: Introduction
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Dec 31, 2014 Sara rated it liked it

I read this for the 2015 Reading Challenge Week 4: Book published this year.

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Dec 14, 2016 Kallie rated it really liked it

This was not an easy read, and at first I made unfavorable comparisons to Fingersmith, my favorite Waters novel. However, I began to feel that Waters paid attention to context and detail in a way that made a lot of sense, when writing about the emotionally complicated characters and their behavior and actions, which to me rose naturally from character and context. And as a result of that, these characters came very much alive for me as I read (especially Frances, since we are closest to her), an ...more

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Nov 25, 2014 Judie rated it it was ok

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I first heard about this book on NPR, and I couldn't wait to read it. I waited over 3 months on the Library's waiting list until my turn finally came. I read it in 2 day's time.

I liked the love story right up until it became a murder thriller. The anxiety produced throughout the trial exhausted me. I didn't really know I was getting into a murder story.

I felt the writing was excellent and real... never did I feel the writer was trying too hard. It pulls you right in with its aut ...more

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