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Bezig met laden... Vixen (1879)door M. E. Braddon
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This was a fairly enjoyable Victorian Sensation novel. A rather tame one, by Braddon's standards. I might have enjoyed it more if the heroine, Vixen, hadn't been such a rude sourpuss. Yes, it's sad that your dad died, but really, after two years, you need to get over it. Don't mope around, telling everyone that your life is basically over, that you have no happiness left. It also didn't help that the introduction was so misleading. It stated that Vixen saves her childhood friend from a loveless marriage. Nope, he was saved because his fiancee left him for another man. Vixen had nothing to do with it. Whoops, spoiler. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML: Popular Victorian-era author Mary Elizabeth Braddon rose to literary fame on the popularity of her so-called sensation novels, which were tales packed with intrigue, plot twists, and suspense. This novel takes a look at the life of a woman who, faced with circumstances beyond her control, flouts a number of sacrosanct social conventions. .Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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It's all exceedingly pleasant and diverting, told with a wonderful mixture of light ironic humor and sincere good will. The descriptions of the Violet's forest are captivating, and her love for it is my favorite theme in this book. There's also a running question of the meaning and legacy of people's lives. Miss Skipworth devotes herself to creating a universal religion that will bring glory to her dying name; Lord Mallow to Ireland (though he couldn't bear to stay there more than few weeks out of the year), Lady Mable to writing immortal verse in order to prove she's worth more than other women. And there are the characters who seek more physical and immediate purpose: Pamela and the Captain to physical comfort and the notice of their peers, the Duke to growing gigantic turnips and cattle. Violet and Rorie, meanwhile, each suffer long periods of feeling idle and useless. It is only when they are together that their lives have meaning, and that is of a purely personal sort; they seek only to be happy with themselves, to feel that they've behaved well toward others and love someone worthy. It's a sweet turn on the idle rich, and I quite liked it. In fact, I liked this much better than Braddon's more famous and gothic work, [b:Lady Audley's Secret|588747|Lady Audley's Secret|Mary Elizabeth Braddon|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1176065001s/588747.jpg|1294338]. I think the writing here is at least as fine, but without all the annoying sexism. ( )