Comments on We Be Reading: "I was never so frightened as I am now."

Trish - This was the last one that I hadn't re...

2012-01-31T14:56:39.103-08:00

Trish - This was the last one that I hadn't read. Now I'm stuck waiting for whatever she writes next! The Little Stranger is very atmospheric and it's her only book that doesn't have lesbians which gives it a different feel -- no forbidden romance angle which all of the others have. I think it might be a good one if you want to try her most different book!

So skimming through the comments it looks like you...

2012-01-30T10:46:47.026-08:00

So skimming through the comments it looks like you've read a lot by Waters! I've only read Fingersmith and Affinity and I really love the way that she pulls atmosphere into her books. But i couldn't help but be a bit disappointed by this one, too. I finished it earlier this month and still haven't reviewed it because I'm just not sure what to say. guess I just didn't get pulled into the story like I did with Fingersmith.

So Little Strangers should be my next one? ;)

Kailana - Those two are very different too! One is...

2012-01-27T14:36:49.397-08:00

Kailana - Those two are very different too! One is at the top of my ranking of her books and the other is at the bottom. ;)

I still have Tipping the Velvet and The Little Str...

2012-01-26T02:17:04.358-08:00

I still have Tipping the Velvet and The Little Stranger to read by her one of these days.

Emily - When I finally started reading her books I...

2012-01-25T18:33:54.578-08:00

Emily - When I finally started reading her books I felt like a bit of a dummy for waiting so long! I hope you enjoy her!

Memory - I'm glad that you had the same experience that I did. I thought I might have been hard on it because of my expectations. But I think it was more straight-forward than Fingersmith (obviously!).

Tracy - I'm glad you agree about The Little Stranger! I know that I'm in the minority ranking it first but it was just so incredible.

Jenny - Luckily she's alive and writing so we have more books to look forward to. It's not the literal "last one" to read. Yay!

Jenners - I'm at least in this year but it's kind of freaking me out that it's almost February! And I can't wait to hear what you think about The Little Stranger.

Marg - It will definitely happen. She has a unique voice!

Samantha - This is right in the middle of her books for me so you picked a good place to start! You'll read others that don't quite measure up but you'll also read ones that are amazing. Have fun!

This was my first read by Waters but it definitely...

2012-01-25T07:53:43.590-08:00

This was my first read by Waters but it definitely won't be my last. I think I have The Little Stranger already on my shelves...I should go check :)

I look forward to the day when I can say I am fami...

2012-01-25T02:43:23.267-08:00

I look forward to the day when I can say I am familiar enough with Water's work to recognise her characters anywhere!

Thanks for linking to our discussion.

I still have books I read in 2011 to review. How s...

2012-01-24T16:52:21.438-08:00

I still have books I read in 2011 to review. How sad is that!!??? Love that cover. And I plan on reading The Little Stranger at one point this year.

Your reaction to Affinity is exactly what I expect...

2012-01-24T15:54:38.641-08:00

Your reaction to Affinity is exactly what I expect mine to be, and that is why I haven't read it yet. One of these days I swear I will; I don't like not having read Sarah Waters's entire oeuvre.

I liked Affinity, but I agree that The Little Stra...

2012-01-24T10:11:52.968-08:00

I liked Affinity, but I agree that The Little Stranger wins hands down. The plot of Affinity is certainly the most straightforward one I've read by Waters - but I thought the twist at the end did work up to a point (you know it's not what it seems, it couldn't possibly be, but you don't see the full picture until Margaret Prior does)

AFFINITY lost me on plot, too. It was much more st...

2012-01-24T09:42:48.628-08:00

AFFINITY lost me on plot, too. It was much more straight forward than I expected. I saw where it was headed right from the get-go, with no surprises along the way, so I emerged disappointed.

I agree that Waters's voice and period descriptions are fantastic, though. She's tops at atmosphere. No matter what era she's writing about, you can feel it down to your bones.

I must get around to reading Sarah Waters one of t...

2012-01-24T09:35:05.040-08:00

I must get around to reading Sarah Waters one of these days. So many people have so many good things to say about her.