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Well-researched and full of nifty little bits of information on what Victorian life was really like for women. The author takes us back to mid-century 1800s and switches between US and England telling us what our life as a wealthy woman would be like going into detail about the naughty bits, the toilette, the marriage bed, disease, etc. She also takes us downstairs as we learn to deal with servants, housekeeping and cooking. The book is easy-breezy to read and the author takes a laissez-faire attitude pushing jokes and puns throughout. As a voracious reader of Victoriana mostly interested in the downstairs and back alleys, I didn't find much I didn't already know but it was fun having a book devoted to the topics. The only thing that annoyed me was the author's poking fun at everything. It started off cute but just got more and more irratating as the book went on, until I got to a point where I just wished she'd stop. It would have been wiser, and easier on the reader, if she had opened each chapter with the teasing and sarcasm and then got down to the business at hand of imparting her knowledge.


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Unmentionable The Victorian Lady Guide to Sex Marriage and Manners Therese Oneill 9780316357913 Books Reviews

I loved this unflinching look at the truth behind this oft-romanced era of history. Though presented as a tongue-in-cheek view, this is an important work highlighting the reality of the inner lives of women in the Victorian period. Oneill's style is witty and engaging, but she never glosses over the fact that what she says is absolutely true, proved by the primary source quotes sprinkled liberally throughout the book. Almost all aspects of daily life are touched upon to give the reader a full-view. As an author often accused of unnecessarily including the gory details of pregnancy, miscarriages, and childbirth in my historical writing, I truly appreciate what Oneill does here. How can you ever fully expect to understand these women if you try to suppress the truth of their living conditions? This book is a must-read, not only for people who love all of the iterations of Victorian worship in pop culture, but for serious historians too. Or, really, anyone who just wants to understand women.
I think virtually every reviewer of this book is a woman, so how about a man's point of view? I stumbled on this just surfing the book site. I debated myself for a week as to whether to drop $13.99 on this girly book, and I finally gave in. Curiosity got the most of me. I raised only daughters so I lived in a meadow of estrogen, and I can relate to this. This book is terrific. I was LMAO most of the way. Frankly, I didn't want it to end. Surely there's more of this the author could have given us.

I think my only criticism is that while this book transports you to the 19th century and makes it sound like it was awful to be a woman in that era, I couldn't help thinking that women managed to make it through the previous centuries, and it had to have been worse. I wish she had addressed this point. Still, I am grateful to have a peek into this curious subject. I can't imagine that a woman wouldn't love this book. I can't imagine too many men would, but guys, if you're even the slightest bit curious as to why women's underwear were crotchless, get this book. If that doesn't make you buy it, nothing will.
I didn't find this quite as funny as it was made out to be, but there were moments I chuckled out loud. However, it was very informative, well researched, and very, very interesting. I won't go in to details, mainly because most of them are too gross for this forum, but it's amazing how women were treated, thought of, and expected to behave back then; not to mention the general uncleanliness that was the norm of that day.

I am beyond thankful for our foremothers that had the strength to fight for improving the lot of all women. I am also exceedingly thankful for hypo-allergenic makeup, the ladies' aisle in the grocery store, showers, indoor plumbing that flushes, toilet paper, the ability to wear pants, and not to have to wear crotchless underwear under my skirts to so I can use a chamber pot with fewer issues.
This book is a complete gem that I randomly found last night while browsing around my recommendations, and after reading the Introduction, not the actual first chapter but only the Introduction, I knew I had to read this whole thing.

To break this down quickly, yes, this is mainly a history of everyday Victorian life, from waking up to getting ready to social interaction, with bits about the society at all levels, from poverty-stricken to well-to-do upper-middle class. And I bet that there are so many kinds of books like this out there, and there are since I've read a few great ones, but this one just stands out. Not for its in-depth recitation of all the facts concerning Victorian life, but rather for the truly hilarious presentation of the information to the reader. And it is hilarious.

The story, or rather the Intro, starts out as the reader (you, who is also identified as female) approaches the author (an omnipotent, time-traveler) that allows the reader to go back to the Victorian age to experience the life of a glamorous, wealthy Victorian woman (just like in her fave historical fiction fantasies), searching for love in all the wrong places.

However, as the reader comes to learn, the Victorian age wasn't all gorgeous gowns, balls and galas, and a high-society true-love stories. Good God, no. With issues of basic sanitation being at an all-time low, no working plumbing, horse (and other) excrement piled high in the streets, absolutely no personal female rights, an incredibly judgmental class system that constantly worked against you if you have a uterus, abysmal medical care, and more, the reader slowly begins to understand that the Victorian appeal is so overrated and hidden behind rose-tinted glasses. But the best part of it all, is that the author delivers all this information with perfect comedic timing and outrageous sarcasm. Honestly, I've been reading this book out loud to myself and have cracked up laughing at the little zingers and one-liners hidden away in the text! I've already read over half the book in one night, it was that good and funny. I can't wait to read the rest of it soon.

As for the personal recommendation to another reader, if you like historical facts that may border on the bizarre and almost unbelievable, try out this book. If you like a book that is light-hearted and witty, try out this book today. If you like history with a funny narrative, creative imagery, and just want to sit back and have fun with a book, then try this book right now. Go on, get it!

However, just to play the advocate, if you are looking for a historical reference with more research, more detail, and more bite for your particular hunger, then definitely look at "How to Be A Victorian" by Ruth Goodman. Ruth Goodman is an esteemed historian that really tries on the shoes of her historical figures, wearing the clothing, making the recipes, doing the everyday work and labor that sustains the lifetstyles in the books she writes. Her Victorian book (as well as her Tudor book) offer a wealth of information concerning literally everything that involves living and working in a certain time period. If you want a genuinely toothy history book to reference, check out Ruth Goodman. She's amazing.
Well-researched and full of nifty little bits of information on what Victorian life was really like for women. The author takes us back to mid-century 1800s and switches between US and England telling us what our life as a wealthy woman would be like going into detail about the naughty bits, the toilette, the marriage bed, disease, etc. She also takes us downstairs as we learn to deal with servants, housekeeping and cooking. The book is easy-breezy to read and the author takes a laissez-faire attitude pushing jokes and puns throughout. As a voracious reader of Victoriana mostly interested in the downstairs and back alleys, I didn't find much I didn't already know but it was fun having a book devoted to the topics. The only thing that annoyed me was the author's poking fun at everything. It started off cute but just got more and more irratating as the book went on, until I got to a point where I just wished she'd stop. It would have been wiser, and easier on the reader, if she had opened each chapter with the teasing and sarcasm and then got down to the business at hand of imparting her knowledge.