Victorian Psycho
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Beschreibung
Grim Wolds, England: Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governess-she'll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children. But long, listless days spent within the estate's dreary confines come with an intimate knowledge of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds family-Mr. Pounds can't keep his eyes off Winifred's chest, and Mrs. Pounds takes a sickly pleasure in punishing Winifred for her husband's wandering gaze. Compounded with her disdain for the entitled Pounds children, Winifred finds herself struggling at every turn to stifle the violent compulsions of her past. French tutoring and needlework are one way to pass the time, as is admiring the ugly portraits in the gallery . . . and creeping across the moonlit lawns. . . .
Patience. Winifred must have patience, for Christmas is coming, and she has very special gifts planned for the dear souls of Ensor House. Brimming with sardonic wit and culminating in a shocking conclusion, Victorian Psycho plunges readers into the chilling mind of an iconic new literary psychopath.
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Slasher trifft auf Female Rage
Winifrid Notty - eine Frau, die Rache sucht. Wofür? Das erfahren wir erst kurz vor Ende, es bleibt lange Geheim, wieso sie auf Ensor House eine Hauslehrerin werden wollte und der Pounds-Familie „helfen“ möchte. Schon von Anfang an können wir sehen, das Winifred keine Angst vor Tod, Mord und Blut hat, so bringt sie zu allererst ein Reh um. Und damit geht die Geschichte schon los, wir stecken mitten drin in einem mysteriösen Fall, werden mitgezogen und fühlen uns als Leser*in total hilflos und mitgezogen. Ein tolles, spannendes und mitreißendes Buch mit einem Twist, den man so nicht erwartet und mehr als einem Blultbad.
‘I fail to understand why men think violence will intimidate women. Women, who bleed all over themselves every month. Women who burst open in childbirth.’ Short and very fun read. From feminism to eat the rich, this was delightful in the best ways. Though, once again, the book probably could do with a few CWs. My E-Book version did not include them. So be wary if any of those topics are not for you: body horror, child abuse, child/baby death, animal torture, animal death, violence, gory scenes
If unhinged was a person....
The story follows a young gouverness taking care of two children during christmas time and things escalate quickly from there... imagine not liking children and leting your intrusive thoughts win - it's a very unhinged, weird and gory story. Be warned that pretty much all of the characters are very unlikeable, there is no real character development - just a room full of psychos 🙃
A delirious Christmas Slaughter
After much waiting and reading through promising books, I found a Story with an unreliable Narrator, mentally gone Main Character AND fitting Ending! (Dark humor included ofc) As well as a Plot twist I honestly didn't see coming, because the hints were either subtle enough or could be interpreted in different ways. Additionally I'm still wondering if Drusilla really did help Winifred during the slaughter or perhaps Winifred imagined it again - which is exactly what I love about unreliable Narrators! Sadly I still couldn't give full 5★ because of a few non logical parts during the story, a few misplaced attempts of humor and the very slim possibility of one woman (or two?) butchering about 20 people without anyone being able to disarm her/them.
This book is bloody, unhinged, and honestly kinda iconic.
Virginia Feito really said “women deal with blood and guts monthly, you think this is gonna scare us?” and then gave us a dark, twisted little historical horror ride that I simply inhaled. Super graphic in ways I wasn’t ready for — but also kinda (so) into. The ending? Completely deranged. Loved it.
Victorian Psycho war erfrischend, wenn auch nicht überaus spannend. Was an Spannung gefehlt, wurde durch die Protagonist und unseren Einblick in ihre Psyche aber gefüllt. Sehr interessant fand ich, dass man als Leser immer weniger wusste, was Winifred Realität und der Realität der anderen Figuren entsprach. Zwei Plotpunkte haben mich durchaus überrascht - einer von beiden jedoch wesentlich mehr (und war für mich auch spannender) als der andere. Wenn Victorian Psycho etwas länger gewesen wäre, hätte ich vllt sogar mehr Sterne gegeben. Ich hätte auf jeden Fall gern noch mehr über Winifreds innere Welt erfahren. Anderseits besticht der Roman auch mit seiner Kürze - er ist genau so kurzlebig wie Winifreds Psyche.
Beschreibung
Grim Wolds, England: Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governess-she'll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children. But long, listless days spent within the estate's dreary confines come with an intimate knowledge of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds family-Mr. Pounds can't keep his eyes off Winifred's chest, and Mrs. Pounds takes a sickly pleasure in punishing Winifred for her husband's wandering gaze. Compounded with her disdain for the entitled Pounds children, Winifred finds herself struggling at every turn to stifle the violent compulsions of her past. French tutoring and needlework are one way to pass the time, as is admiring the ugly portraits in the gallery . . . and creeping across the moonlit lawns. . . .
Patience. Winifred must have patience, for Christmas is coming, and she has very special gifts planned for the dear souls of Ensor House. Brimming with sardonic wit and culminating in a shocking conclusion, Victorian Psycho plunges readers into the chilling mind of an iconic new literary psychopath.
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
Slasher trifft auf Female Rage
Winifrid Notty - eine Frau, die Rache sucht. Wofür? Das erfahren wir erst kurz vor Ende, es bleibt lange Geheim, wieso sie auf Ensor House eine Hauslehrerin werden wollte und der Pounds-Familie „helfen“ möchte. Schon von Anfang an können wir sehen, das Winifred keine Angst vor Tod, Mord und Blut hat, so bringt sie zu allererst ein Reh um. Und damit geht die Geschichte schon los, wir stecken mitten drin in einem mysteriösen Fall, werden mitgezogen und fühlen uns als Leser*in total hilflos und mitgezogen. Ein tolles, spannendes und mitreißendes Buch mit einem Twist, den man so nicht erwartet und mehr als einem Blultbad.
‘I fail to understand why men think violence will intimidate women. Women, who bleed all over themselves every month. Women who burst open in childbirth.’ Short and very fun read. From feminism to eat the rich, this was delightful in the best ways. Though, once again, the book probably could do with a few CWs. My E-Book version did not include them. So be wary if any of those topics are not for you: body horror, child abuse, child/baby death, animal torture, animal death, violence, gory scenes
If unhinged was a person....
The story follows a young gouverness taking care of two children during christmas time and things escalate quickly from there... imagine not liking children and leting your intrusive thoughts win - it's a very unhinged, weird and gory story. Be warned that pretty much all of the characters are very unlikeable, there is no real character development - just a room full of psychos 🙃
A delirious Christmas Slaughter
After much waiting and reading through promising books, I found a Story with an unreliable Narrator, mentally gone Main Character AND fitting Ending! (Dark humor included ofc) As well as a Plot twist I honestly didn't see coming, because the hints were either subtle enough or could be interpreted in different ways. Additionally I'm still wondering if Drusilla really did help Winifred during the slaughter or perhaps Winifred imagined it again - which is exactly what I love about unreliable Narrators! Sadly I still couldn't give full 5★ because of a few non logical parts during the story, a few misplaced attempts of humor and the very slim possibility of one woman (or two?) butchering about 20 people without anyone being able to disarm her/them.
This book is bloody, unhinged, and honestly kinda iconic.
Virginia Feito really said “women deal with blood and guts monthly, you think this is gonna scare us?” and then gave us a dark, twisted little historical horror ride that I simply inhaled. Super graphic in ways I wasn’t ready for — but also kinda (so) into. The ending? Completely deranged. Loved it.
Victorian Psycho war erfrischend, wenn auch nicht überaus spannend. Was an Spannung gefehlt, wurde durch die Protagonist und unseren Einblick in ihre Psyche aber gefüllt. Sehr interessant fand ich, dass man als Leser immer weniger wusste, was Winifred Realität und der Realität der anderen Figuren entsprach. Zwei Plotpunkte haben mich durchaus überrascht - einer von beiden jedoch wesentlich mehr (und war für mich auch spannender) als der andere. Wenn Victorian Psycho etwas länger gewesen wäre, hätte ich vllt sogar mehr Sterne gegeben. Ich hätte auf jeden Fall gern noch mehr über Winifreds innere Welt erfahren. Anderseits besticht der Roman auch mit seiner Kürze - er ist genau so kurzlebig wie Winifreds Psyche.