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Victorian Psycho - Paperback
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Victorian Psycho
$15.49
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Is this book for you?
- Feels
- Funny, Bleak, Tense
- Kind of story
- Satire, Gothic, Psychological horror
- About
- Madness, Class, Obsession
- Pace
- Fast
- How dark
- 5 of 5. Extreme: not for the squeamish
- Romance
- None to speak of
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"Simmering with rage, propulsive and laugh out loud funny" (Catriona Ward), Victorian Psycho hacked its way into the hearts of readers and critics alike. In this gruesome tale, Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governess. But long, listless days spent within the estate's dreary confines come with an intimate knowledge of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds family, and Winifred struggles to stifle the violent compulsions of her past. Blissfully, Christmas is coming, and she has very special gifts planned for these dear, ugly souls...
One of the most horrifyingly beloved novels of the year, Victorian Psycho "lives up to its literary namesakes, delivering unrelenting gore and shock" (Jac Jemc, New York Times Book Review) and affirming Virginia Feito as a master of the darkest craft.
Details
- Author: Virginia Feito
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 208
- Published: May 05, 2026
- Size: 5.5 x 8.24 x 0.45 in
- ISBN: 9781324097785
Praise
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[Victorian Psycho] lives up to its literary namesakes, delivering unrelenting gore and shock in the vein of those earlier novels by Bret Easton Ellis and Robert Bloch.
Jac Jemc, The New York Times Book Review
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Vandalism and lechery are among the milder affronts that occur on Winifred's watch, and her narration, though sombre, sparkles.
The New Yorker
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Winifred might be the smartest, wittiest and most brutal psychopath to grace the pages of a comedy of manners that turns into a horror show.
Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times
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A deliciously devious new book.
Oprah Daily
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