Book description
Virginia Feito's Mrs. March was hailed as "a brilliant debut . . . [by] a writer who keeps pace with the grandees she invokes" (Sarah Ditum, Guardian)-from Daphne Du Maurier and Shirley Jackson to Patricia Highsmith. Now, Feito returns with her "silver-polish sentences and her eerie psychological acumen" (Constance Grady,…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Victorian Psycho as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a wonderfully dark satirical and sardonic novel which eviscerates (literally) high Victorian culture. Having an abiding interest in Victorian and Edwardian culture and the horror genre, this had great appeal. Virginia Feito has a sly sense of humor.
I love this book because it made me laugh when I probably shouldn’t have.
The way sickness seeps into ordinary moments, the way your mind can twist itself into something unrecognizable. I remember laughing at the absurdity of some scenes and then realizing how close they were to the way fear really works.
It’s incredibly elegant, disturbing, and oddly funny in the absolutely best ways. That combination is addictive for me, and I still talk about it.
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