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Mrs. Gulliver: A Novel by Valerie Martin

reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

 Mrs. Gulliver by Valerie Martin features an independent blind woman who maintains her agency and turns to sex work for financial stability. While the book offers a brief meditation on sex work and highlights the infantilization of disabled people—likely an intentional choice by the author—the characters’ decisions didn’t always feel authentic to me. Additionally, the characters lacked depth, making it harder to connect with their motivations and choices. 

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