Fingersmith
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Description
London 1862. Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, grows up among petty thieves - fingersmiths - under the rough but loving care of Mrs Sucksby and her 'family'. But from the moment Sue draws breath, her fate is linked to that of another orphan growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away.
'A page turning thriller while managing to be a tender love story' Adam Kay
'Intensely atmospheric, impeccably paced, and cunningly structured' Mail on Sunday
'A chilling, ingenious erotic thriller - unputdownable' Sunday Express
'Long, dark, twisted and satisfying... An unforgettable experience' Julie Myerson, Guardian
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Fingersmith reminded me a lot of the works of Charles Dickens (especially Oliver Twist which is also mentioned in the book) and Wilkie Collins (especially The Woman in White). The setting and the whole atmosphere were described very lively and were the perfect background for the story. I really enjoyed reading Fingersmith. There were just some minor things which made me only rate it four stars: During the whole story I never knew whether I should fell with Susan or with Maud or with both of them or with none of them. Their motives were all very logic but somehow I never could fully associate with them. I also wasn't touched or moved by their love story. My final problem was with Maud's work. I found the whole thing very odd, especially her uncle's behaviour. It's obvious that the author wanted to show the hypocracy of the Victorian time with this. But to me it seemed that the story would still have been very good - maybe even better - without this part. It often seemed to be a bit farfetched.
Description
London 1862. Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, grows up among petty thieves - fingersmiths - under the rough but loving care of Mrs Sucksby and her 'family'. But from the moment Sue draws breath, her fate is linked to that of another orphan growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away.
'A page turning thriller while managing to be a tender love story' Adam Kay
'Intensely atmospheric, impeccably paced, and cunningly structured' Mail on Sunday
'A chilling, ingenious erotic thriller - unputdownable' Sunday Express
'Long, dark, twisted and satisfying... An unforgettable experience' Julie Myerson, Guardian
Book Information
Posts
Fingersmith reminded me a lot of the works of Charles Dickens (especially Oliver Twist which is also mentioned in the book) and Wilkie Collins (especially The Woman in White). The setting and the whole atmosphere were described very lively and were the perfect background for the story. I really enjoyed reading Fingersmith. There were just some minor things which made me only rate it four stars: During the whole story I never knew whether I should fell with Susan or with Maud or with both of them or with none of them. Their motives were all very logic but somehow I never could fully associate with them. I also wasn't touched or moved by their love story. My final problem was with Maud's work. I found the whole thing very odd, especially her uncle's behaviour. It's obvious that the author wanted to show the hypocracy of the Victorian time with this. But to me it seemed that the story would still have been very good - maybe even better - without this part. It often seemed to be a bit farfetched.