Affinity

Affinity by Sarah Waters
2002
Weight: 13.6 oz
Method of Disposal: Giving to a friend

My coworker brought me a book about lesbian women in history and demanded a book in return.  I brought her The Line Becomes a River book because, if you read that post, you will know I was deeply moved by it.  I also gave her Affinity because she was recently chatting on about Gentleman Jack and lesbian period pieces, and I could not help but wonder if she would get into Sarah Waters.  I am interested to know what she thinks, though I am second guessing if giving her Affinity was the best place to start.

It is one of her more dark, depressing, no-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel novels.  I anxiously await her news.  Let's hope she has more time to read than I do!

The Nightwatch

The Night Watch  by Sarah Waters

2006

Weight: 13.6 oz

Method of Disposal: Leaving somewhere

It looks like I am going to be moving!  I have so much to do this month, and I have no idea how I am going to get it done.  It is all very exciting though.  I am piling up books to get rid of so, if you are looking for something to read, let me know if you want any of them!  I would be glad to hand them over.

I am going through and finding duplicates so I do not move two of any one title.  That seems foolish.  Somehow or another, I got two copies of The Night Watch.  I loved reading Waters when I was younger.  It was fast-paced lesbian fiction where being a lesbian wasn't the central focus.  Sometimes I crave that like I crave water.  I never could get into this one, but I never read more than a chapter or two and am determined to give it one more shot...once I am settled into my new home.

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
2002
Weight: 1 lb
Method of Disposal: Giving away or putting in a donation drop for www.betterworldbooks.com

I just got rid of a large stack of books today. I wrote about them, but I had not brought them to be donated yet. I gave some to my friend Gail, others to friends at work, and then the rest went into a betterworldbooks drop off. They seem to have popped up all over the city and make giving books away easy.

Today, I am going to disband Fingersmith. Sarah Waters is such a pleasure to read. I always get completely sucked in and do not put the book down until I finish it. This particular book centers around two young women, Sue and Maude. One is an orphan living among thieves and the other lives a secluded life in a large house with a wealthy but twisted man. Sue becomes Maude’s housemaid in a devious and well-thought out plot to get the woman’s money. Of course, Sue and Maude begin to develop feelings for each other, but survival always wins out in Waters’ novels.

I have already given away Tipping the Velevet, now Fingersmith, and then Affinity—the really sad one. I do have Nightwatch as well, but I still have not read it. Once I do you will see it here. Until then, let me know if you want this book or any of the others I post!