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# Tipping the Velvet (Paperback) By (author) Sarah Waters Paperback – 2012

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Fast-Paced Story with a Message
*by D***L on March 16, 2016*

Oh, where do I begin? First of all, I have to say that I haven't read that many erotic novels and this is only my third book about lesbian sex. So I'm not jaded as some reviewers are. I have read my share of novels, but in recent years I've preferred memoirs. So, unlike some reviewers, who felt that this story was predictable or boring or had too much sex or not enough, I can't say any of those things. I found the story to be original, interesting, exciting, stimulating, shocking, and touching. The sexual content was just right. I love books written in the first person--makes me feel so close to the protagonist. Some reviewers didn't find Nancy to be likable, but I never stopped liking her. She was certainly no saint, but she had some difficult times and brutal circumstances to contend with. To be brief, this story is about an innocent young girl who falls in love with a female performer who happens to be a male impersonator. As her life progresses, she loses some of her innocence when she uses her sexual prowess to support herself financially. The complications that develop make for a heartbreaking story as well as an amusing one. I was very happy with her choice of a final love partner, the first girlfriend she has who is more concerned with others than herself and who helps Nancy to become a more caring person. I read this book in three or four sessions and the last day I read for hours until I finished it. I had to know what happened. My world disappeared for a while. If I were to compare it to the other book I have read by Sarah Waters, The Paying Guests, I thought Tipping the Velvet moved faster than The Paying Guests, but I was more touched by the sexual descriptions in The Paying Guests.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A love story with a twist, between people of all kinds
*by R***S on January 29, 2015*

Sarah Waters is an amazing writer. This was my 1st book of hers.Given the comments I've seen about her books, I gave this one a try.  What a story! Nan is from a working class family. She grew up inthe kitchen of her family's restaurant. Nan's job was an oyster-opener.That was the specialty of the house, fresh oysters. Her only outlet was goto the local musical hall & heard the voice of Kitty Butler. Nan becomesenamoured with this song-bird.She saves every penny to see her, at oftenas possible.  Their relationship is close, but Nan truly falls for Kitty. Nan becomes herdresser, and then part of the act itself. As time goes by, walk begins aboutthe ladies being "more than friends & fellow entertainers. A split happens, andNan finds herself out on her own.  Here is where the story takes off. Nan becomes a dandy, a girl-boy or dyke\in a man attire. She attracts many clients, but one is a very wealthy woman of means.They meet and the story takes several erotic turns & twists.  Even though this is a love story between women, there is a lot in commonwith love between any two people. A book to have on a rainy day, or while sittingin a doctor's office.Brava!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I don't usually like historical fiction but will read it if there's a ...
*by K***K on February 15, 2018*

I don't usually like historical fiction but will read it if there's a queer, social or political context to it, and this novel is a really valuable, well-researched glance into the world of late 19th century lesbians, drag kings, and, later in the book, feminists and socialists. I often found the stylized language to make the novel seem a tad overwritten, however, I think that it enjoys a pretty tight structure. I also loved the good balance of steamy sex scenes and real-life considerations with lodging and money, which are usually overlooked once the emphasis shifts to romantic matters.Nancy, the protagonist, is often unlikeable, which made me like the book even more: I think Waters captured the othering and the disenfranchisement that so often happens to queer teenagers and young adults, pretty well. And I was thankful for a happy ending, which I also don't really like in general, but feel like it's an important political statement nowadays to give queer characters a non-deadly resolution.

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