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bookswithlydscl 's review for:
The Mitford Affair
by Marie Benedict
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
When I initially finished this my first feeling was on a surface level I enjoyed it this book. But a little distance and I've got thoughts...
It is an interesting read on the surface as I love looking at society and class but it felt lacking in judgement of the appalling viewpoints of Diana and Unity and glamorised it in many respects. I felt this tried telling the story of awful flawed people whilst trying to make them seem that they aren't that awful or flawed.
Maybe I missed the point but it felt a bit like an apologia for what we dubbed 'Hitler's Bitches' and there were multiple elements of romantasicing of Hitler as it came from the Nazi sisters perspectives with no real counterpoint shown at all.
I just felt like they were all pathetic for the most part and it glossed over the problematic attitudes of the family as a whole to not make them all seem completely appalling.
Awful people with awful attitudes written in a sympathetic and glamorous way.
It is an interesting read on the surface as I love looking at society and class but it felt lacking in judgement of the appalling viewpoints of Diana and Unity and glamorised it in many respects. I felt this tried telling the story of awful flawed people whilst trying to make them seem that they aren't that awful or flawed.
Maybe I missed the point but it felt a bit like an apologia for what we dubbed 'Hitler's Bitches' and there were multiple elements of romantasicing of Hitler as it came from the Nazi sisters perspectives with no real counterpoint shown at all.
I just felt like they were all pathetic for the most part and it glossed over the problematic attitudes of the family as a whole to not make them all seem completely appalling.
Awful people with awful attitudes written in a sympathetic and glamorous way.