Amani’s Reviews > The Woman in White > Status Update

Ok I now want to fight Count Fosco. The letter he sent Marian sealed the deal. It’s so fascinating because from external POVs, he’s charming and follows all social conventions, including doting on his jealous wife. Yet as Marian’s journal hints, he rules his wife completely. She doesn’t do anything without his approval and aids his efforts at obfuscation. I suppose £10,000 and spite also help motivate her

Right now I want to fight Frederick Fairlie (or rather slap some sense into him) and Sir Percival. I’m unsure how much I want to fight Count Fosco, which is so interesting and shows how well the narrative protects him, at least at this point in the story, from appearing as the villain I suspect him to be. For all that he is definitely the brains of the operation, I’m still unsure. Fascinating

Frederick Fairlie has been frustrating from the beginning due to his narcissistic invalidity, but becomes even more frustrating because he is absolutely failing to uphold his role as protector and guardian in every respect. I can totally see how this book shocked Victorian audiences, as it’s shocking me, though perhaps for different reasons. It was kinda slow, but the climax has fascinated me. I am utterly absorbed