Ungovernable

Listener Reviews

1. 5.0(1)

   absolutely hilarious. Love her humor

   What a refresher. My second language is sarcasm, so this was right up my alley! Its light hearted but very informative. I'm a Nurse so I love to hear of historical "cures", treatments, medical school of thought. etc. And as Mom, I found the child rearing info very interesting

   Regan Hood · January 29, 2023

2. 5.0(1)

   The narration was lovely- the subject matter dark

   This narrator was able to portray the absolute horribleness of the victorian age very well. The secondary narrator was good. Listening to some of this was hard. Not going to sugarcoat that. The way kids were treated was horrible. The worst chapters were the toward the end and I wish that actual people did not live through that. I noticed that some people were not happy that this book went the route of using humor to share this information, but I think it helped get the message across.

   Danica Buckley · February 3, 2022

3. 5.0(1)

   Great narration!

   This book was a lot of fun even with disgusting topics like pinworms! The narrator did an amazing job.

   Reyes Baeza Cano · August 7, 2021

4. 5.0(1)

   the two narrators were hilarious

   this book was so funny. Once I was listening to the audio book on Alexa and my boyfriend walked into the kitchen. He is not into learning anything about Victorian times but he couldn't stop himself from literally laughing out loud at the numerous stories facts and historical context of how victorians raise their children. I would highly recommend it for any fan of the Victorian.

   Aurora Perez · May 9, 2021

5. 5.0(1)

   History in an entertaining way

   I bought this book after listening to Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners. Both are written and performed in an entertaining way that draws you into enjoying history.

   michael gillette · February 1, 2020

6. 5.0(1)

   Great style, content, and reader

   Really love how the conversational style of the author is delivered by the reader. Both do a great job and this audiobook is worth your time.. The author digs up forgotten information and brings it back into the light. Fascinating stuff!

   Carlee Norwood · November 26, 2019

7. 4.0(1)

   Not as good as its predecessor

   It might be because much of what was in this book isn't as surprising as one would think after learning about women's daily life in Unmentionable, but this book didn't quite have the hold on me that Unmentionable had. Still, I'd recommend this to anyone interested in the psychology behind childbearing and childrearing, and the unique way in which it is told lends more to this raksBooks entry than most books of this type. And, the author, as before, does a good job of taking you out of contemporary thought and into the mind of a Victorian, bringing you to appreciate the difference of how you think you would feel, and how you would truly, actually feel as a true-as-blood Victorian.

   Brittni Burks · November 12, 2019

8. 4.0(1)

   great fact based information

   I love learning about the Victoian era and this was very informative. Wonderful tongue in cheek humour regarding raising children in the 1800's. Well read by the main character, I loved it! The "worried mother" narrative came across as annoying. My favorite part was learning about the ASPCA involvement with child protection.

   Beverly Clemons · August 26, 2019