cazzie’s Reviews > Fingersmith > Status Update

holy fuck susan’s mental ward arc is genuinely i think the most depressing thing i have ever read in my life. oh my fucking god. i’m so glad he’s out but gentleman and everybody in that fucking house (maud ur on thin ice) is going to HELLLLL YOU’RE GOING TO HELLLLLLLLLLL I STGGGGG

HOLD ON. HUH. MRS SUCKSBY IS HER ACTUAL MOM??? WAIT HUH

i’m also scratching my head at the fact that she did all that. just to go back to their house :|

holy fuck. the baby switching plot twist is fucking INSAAAAAANE WHAT THE FUCK. WHATTTTT THE FUCK. AND THEM LOOKING AT MAUD LIKE SHES CRAZY TO BE SHOCKED BY IT???????

all the handmaiden parallels are driving me insane (yes ik the book came first)

the “what do i do on my wedding night scene” ohhhh my fucking god i was kicking my feet

current theories
- i think the picture of the woman in her locket is a past lover, not her mom
- i think she wanted to learn to dance for susan, not for gentleman

but also maybe im thinking too gay about this that’s my fault BUT ALSO the way she gets susan to now sleep with her every night and they constantly walk arm in arm now… yeah…

i have never read a book narrated like this and i’m ngl to you i am struggling so hard. i will try to persevere