1000 Books Before You Die discussion

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

I didn’t like this as much as I expected. But it was an interesting Dickensian treatment, so perhaps I wasn’t in the right frame of mind.

Okay. Many people whose opinion I value loved this, so I think I went into it with my expectations too high. I did like it. I just wasn’t wowed. But I’ve thought about it since reading so I think I’ll give it another try in a few years.