DNF: "City of Dreadful Delight" by Judith R. Walkowitz
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kittiwake"City of Dreadful Delight: Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London"
Unfortunately this book is written in unbearable academic jargon with lots of mentions of discourses and the gaze, and I found it unreadable. Of course I should have guessed that it would be like that from the words 'Narratives of' in the sub-title. At least this is an ex-library book that I was given by someone who was decluttering, so I didn't spend any money on it.
It gets five stars on Amazon, so if you don't mind the academic language, you will probably find it interesting.
Unfortunately this book is written in unbearable academic jargon with lots of mentions of discourses and the gaze, and I found it unreadable. Of course I should have guessed that it would be like that from the words 'Narratives of' in the sub-title. At least this is an ex-library book that I was given by someone who was decluttering, so I didn't spend any money on it.
It gets five stars on Amazon, so if you don't mind the academic language, you will probably find it interesting.
