Fingersmith

[starrylizard]

So, I've seen Tipping the Velvet a few times, but for some reason I never watched the other mini-series that came with it. Not a deliberate thing, I just have a bazillion DVDs I've bought that I need to watch sometime.

Anyway, I rectified that over the last two days. Oh my, I have never been so glued to a period drama. It mentions Dickensian London on the back of the box, which I thought was referring to the period... but oh gosh, it meant it twists and turns and rips your heart out like a Dickens novel.

This is TEN TIMES better than Tipping the Velvet. The subtle romance, the betrayals, the gloves (Between Sherlock and this, I think I have discovered some strange glove kink), the horrible people twisting their lives... *clutches heart*

It has none of the course humour that I find a bit disconcerting at times in TtV either.

I haven't wanted to yell so much at the screen since watching North & South with my Dad. "No Margaret, John loves you! Arrrgh." *cough*

Too romantic. If it hadn't ended how it did, I would have been a blubbering mess. Thank goodness for proper endings.

Five stars from me. *****

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[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

I wondered about the book. It feels like something that would maybe work better in a book, especially the bits I wasn't as fond of. Books let you get so much more into the mind of the character. I wish I could read quickly like I used to as a spring chicken. I used to literally finish a book in a couple of days. Now I never seem to get the time.

I have made a resolution to do more reading though, so you never know. I may get to it one day. :)

Oh the gloves. Seriously. *tingles* They need their own icon. :)