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Lena Dunham recommended The Crimson Petal and the White in Books (curated)

 
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White
Michel Faber | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
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"This is another book about a man in Victorian England trying to reform and own the heart of a sex worker. It’s a theme for the Victorian period and it’s a theme for me as a reader and this psychosexual drama held my attention on every page. Very ornate descriptions of the main sexy girl’s chapped and bleeding lips, which I like. It is very rich with period sex details (the way they applied spermicide is haunting), which is primo for me."

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Merissa (12776 KP) created a post

Jul 4, 2023  
"Discover often hinted at but unrevealed secrets of the Prussian Royal court…"

Tour: Under His Spell (The Rival Courts, #1) by Luv Lubker - #TheCoffeePotBookClub, #BlogTour, #TheRivalCourts, #UnderHisSpell, #HistoricalFiction, #Victorian,

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/underhisspell-therivalcourts-1-byluvlubker
      
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Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) rated The Female Malady: Women, Madness and English Culture 1830-1980 in Books

Jul 2, 2019  
The Female Malady: Women, Madness and English Culture 1830-1980
The Female Malady: Women, Madness and English Culture 1830-1980
Elaine Showalter | 1985 | Education, Essays, Gender Studies
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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The topic is brilliant and deeply disturbing (0 more)
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Interesting text book
This is a heavy but interesting read. I have actually studied it to death for an essay on hysteria. If any ladies have a secret desire that they might have liked to have lived in the Victorian period, this book might change your mind. Women were treated disgracefully. I think had I been around in the late Victorian period I would have been institutionalised and certifiably mad. Overall, good read for it's purpose but not for relaxation.
  
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Nikki Patterson (4 KP) rated Soulless: the Manga in Books

Jan 19, 2018  
Soulless: the Manga
Soulless: the Manga
Gail Carriger, Rem | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry
5
6.5 (2 Ratings)
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Supernatural, love and annoying family
Excellent book with a new angle on the supernatural set. I’ve read this book and the remainder in the series many times. Under lying stories with twists and turns, all the while following Victorian morals and manners,
  
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Merissa (12776 KP) created a post

Feb 4, 2021  
‘Can Rebecca find the love and passion she craves within a Victorian world that seems to be conspiring against her?’

TOUR & EXCERPT - Rebecca’s Choice by Heidi Gallacher - @Archaeolibrary, @maryanneyarde, @HeidiGallacher, #CoffeePotBookClub, #HistoricalFiction,

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/rebecca-s-choice-by-heidi-gallacher