Aaron viewed it – Mrs Sucksby and the gang, in particular – as a “queer kind of family.” Alexius brought up the cold weather as the reason why they randomly convened together. Timmy brought up an interview with the actor who played the Gentleman, who shared similar observations as us.ĭominic noted the lack of proper family unit as a running theme throughout the book, deeming it unconventional. Speaking of gay bashing, we questioned Gentleman/Richard Rivers’ sexuality – is he a homosexual? Asexual? He had sex with neither Maud nor Sue, and his only noted “sexually charged” moment was when he touched Charles’ cheek. “At least there is no gay bashing,” Javin quipped. Aaron also highlighted the very (obvious?) maternal instincts evident throughout the book, in the form of Mrs Sucksby and Mrs Stiles. …Which led us to the question – why so much man hating in this book? The men were either portrayed negatively (orderlies in the madhouse were described as “manly”) or just nothing, while the women experienced a plethora of emotions, in particular sadness. We discussed on death and noted how women’s deaths were painted as some form of redemption for their errors, while men’s deaths were treated as punishment for their sins.
Ultimately, the award for “Greatest Villain” was tied between Richard – Aaron viewed him as unscrupulous, though Jiaqi begged to differ – and Mrs Sucksby, who was willing to give Sue up to a madhouse, according to Jiaqi. Alexius, however, found him interesting and wanted to “shiver together” with him. Dominic picked John Vroom, who “doesn’t owe Dainty yet beats her up to assert control.” Uncle Christopher Lilly was also brought up, because he mindfucked – mentally and sexually abused – Maud (Aaron) and was just a perverted, demented being (Raj). Aaron declared it “the lesbian version of Fifty Shades of Gray.”Įveryone had differing opinions on who should be deemed as a/the villain. Timmy, who went the “alternative route” and watched the miniseries, felt that it was draggy at some parts of the show. The story did not interest Jiaqi as well, who felt that it was contrived. Raj and Alexius thought that the book was repetitive the latter further added that the plot twist was predictable and expected, which Dominic concurred. Attendees: Alexius, Dominic, Javin, Jiaqi, Raj, Timmy
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