Joan’s Reviews > The House of Doors > Status Update
Joan
is on page 145 of 306
a question of class bias?
p. 102 “The wives of Robert’s friends were quick to enlighten me that Ethel’s father, the chief of the fire brigade, was a person of no consequence” and by extension neither was Ethel.
Would a higher class woman have bern charged — some things never change
— Mar 12, 2024 07:11PM
p. 102 “The wives of Robert’s friends were quick to enlighten me that Ethel’s father, the chief of the fire brigade, was a person of no consequence” and by extension neither was Ethel.
Would a higher class woman have bern charged — some things never change
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Joan
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Did falling truly in love help Lesley become more sympathetic to people whose love crossed racial & gender boundaries?
— Mar 13, 2024 02:54PM
Joan
is on page 123 of 306
I wonder, in 1910, if a wife was told by her doctor that pregnancy would be bad for her, how would a loving husband view his responsibility to avoid impregnating her. Depo-provera, hormonal IUDs and birth control pills didn’t exist.
— Mar 12, 2024 04:36PM
Joan
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Description of the house in Lesley’s is great - changed my view of the writing completely.
— Mar 09, 2024 07:43PM
Joan
is on page 53 of 306
Somerset Maugham was a master of creating a lush, foreboding atmosphere in his short-stories.
Eng seems to be trying to set up a similarly ominous feeling. It’s not working for me — instead of anticipating the revelation, I just want him to get on with it, already.
— Mar 09, 2024 07:08PM
Eng seems to be trying to set up a similarly ominous feeling. It’s not working for me — instead of anticipating the revelation, I just want him to get on with it, already.
