Virginia H. (vannNY) reviewed on 4/17/2010 + 5 more book reviews

The Crimson Petal and the White is an astonishing book. Apart from the author's somewhat unconventional manner of writing such that we are placed almost as voyeurs to the London Victorian Age, the characters drive this book and show us humanity at its best and worst. The strictures of the Victorian Age are juxtaposed against the bawdy outlets that the privileged class avails itself of nightly. It is heartbreaking to read of the conditions in the slums of London and then to read of the excesses of the wealthy.
The abrupt end of the book left me wondering whatever happened to the characters in the book. I finished it almost a week ago, and I'm still wondering. Needless to say, this is a gripping story!
I recommend it highly.

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