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Delicious Eighteenth-Century Romp
Anyone expecting the standard bodice-ripper that can be read in an afternoon may be disappointed here. Sophie Gee has written a literate and delightful fictionalized version of an early 1700s London social scandal - which inspired Alexander Pope's classic satire "The R...Read More
Anyone expecting the standard bodice-ripper that can be read in an afternoon may be disappointed here. Sophie Gee has written a literate and delightful fictionalized version of an early 1700s London social scandal - which inspired Alexander Pope's classic satire "The Rape of the Lock". She perfectly renders the settings, fashions, and often-malevolent tone of English society at the time. It took me a couple of chapters to get used to the flowery dialogue of the upper-crust characters, but once into the rhythm of it, I appreciated anew the intricacy and power of the English language, especially when evoking wit or delivering the stinging insult. Ms. Gee gets extra points for adding a brief follow-up history of the real-life characters from the book. Highly recommended!Show Less
posted by emmi331 on June 27, 2009
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Entertaining
I like to read books about this time period (and later) in England from time to time, and I did enjoy reading this book. It was well written and fun to read.
posted by DeborahMO on August 24, 2009
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Delicious Eighteenth-Century Romp
Anyone expecting the standard bodice-ripper that can be read in an afternoon may be disappointed here. Sophie Gee has written a literate and delightful fictionalized version of an early 1700s London social scandal - which inspired Alexander Pope's classic satire "The Rape of the Lock". She perfectly renders the settings, fashions, and often-malevolent tone of English society at the time. It took me a couple of chapters to get used to the flowery dialogue of the upper-crust characters, but once into the rhythm of it, I appreciated anew the intricacy and power of the English language, especially when evoking wit or delivering the stinging insult. Ms. Gee gets extra points for adding a brief follow-up history of the real-life characters from the book. Highly recommended!
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Posted August 7, 2008
Highly Erotic
Interesting and Erotic in every sense. I loved this book. The characters are fascinating and I had a hard time putting it down.
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Entertaining
I like to read books about this time period (and later) in England from time to time, and I did enjoy reading this book. It was well written and fun to read.
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Cynder
Posted May 23, 2012
An insight into the time
It is historical fiction based no the poet Alexander Pope. It tells of the inter circle of the upper class that marriages are based on inheritance, and that you don't know if someone is a killer or a gentleman behind the clothes or family name.
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ChristineAppe
Posted January 17, 2011
Absolutely one of the best reads of the season!
I read alot. This is truly one of the best books I have read in a long time that sticks so close to the actual history yet pulls the reader in so much that putting this book down is almost impossible. Writing style is excellent! Ninety nine percent of the time I give the books I have read away wanting to move on the next book but this one is a keeper!
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JuneandJune
Posted October 12, 2010
Loved this book.
The book is well written and intelligent. I enjoyed the characters and saw them all as highly believable. The book was far better than I had expected!
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