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Fingersmith- Sarah Waters [SPOILERS]

For my first review on here, I want to talk about Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, and the absolute superfluity of emotions I experienced whilst reading this book. I finished Fingersmith in May, and I'm still finding myself thinking relentlessly about the plot, development, characters and overall atmosphere surrounding this absolutely godforsaken masterpiece. 

Fingersmith follows the stories of Sue and Maud, and how their paths will ultimately cross in the end, despite having wildly different backgrounds. Sue, a victorian orphan, is drawn into a plot to defraud Maud, a wealthy heiress; throughout the entire first part of the novel, we are under the impression that Maud fully trusts Sue, and I found myself feeling almost sorry for the way I knew Maud was going to be betrayed by the girl she had grown close to. Of course, Maud knows nothing of Sue's plans to lock her in the madhouse and run off with her wealth... right?

ABSOLUTELY NOT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

BECAUSE MAUD KNOWS WHAT SUE IS DOING AND SUE DOESN'T KNOW THAT MAUD KNOWS WHAT SUE IS DOING AND WE ALSO DON'T KNOW THAT MAUD KNOWS EITHER?!?!?!?1?!?!?

The gasp I emitted, the scream that left my body, the state of shock I faced, following this revelation. I'm growing agitated just remembering how I too was undeniably deceived. The U-turn of feelings I went through in the span of three minutes was intense, to say the least. I was so ready for Sue and Maud to just merrily run away together, BUT NO, WE DON'T GET NICE THINGS!!!!! Loved the sapphism, but it sadly doesn't make up for the grief I was forced to face throughout this book. I'll genuinely never be the same again, and my reality will be forever changed.

Over a month later and I've still not forgiven Sarah Waters for the anguish she caused me. Sarah, my therapist knows about you.

Would I recommend this book? Absolutely yes. Would I read this book again? No, but only because it wouldn't have the same effect. Will I ever recover from the blatant shock and the force at which that shock took ahold of my very existence? Probably not, no. 

Has anyone else read this and if you have, were you as distraught as I was?

https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/fingersmith-sarah-waters/2584471?ean=9780349018508




-A Rat 🐀

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