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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Short but packed with TONS of interesting stuff. Beautiful and fascinating.
5/5
5/5
This book is an interesting read. The author is such a good writer, it’s almost like reading prose… the story was hard to follow but I enjoyed snippets of wisdom in certain parts.
I like Jeanette Winterson, I just didn’t enjoy this book.
challenging
dark
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
lapvona meets the starless sea, with jeanette winterson’s excellent, distinctive prose. motherhood, stories, finding your place in the world, mild body horror.
i have such immense sympathy for dog-woman and jordan both.
i have such immense sympathy for dog-woman and jordan both.
Reading this book was a wild ride from start to finish. I really loved the dark fairy-tale parts (especially the 12 dancing princesses re-telling) and I also was highly entertained by every single Dog-Woman passage, (that woman is a force to reckoned with and her perspective was like nothing I have ever read before). I also really liked Winterson's writing style in general, her prose was striking and effective. Even though I don't know if I have fully grasped the meaning of the work as a whole yet, I enjoyed reading it and there are so many passages and quotes that I know will stick with me for a long time.
(3.5) quirky and beautifully written but slightly confusing at times.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Jeanette Winterson is a masterful storyteller. Some authors are good novelists and some use language in amazing ways, but my favorite are those that tell beautiful, engaging stories. This is my third book of Winterson's and I'm more impressed than ever.
This book is about time and journeys and love and transformation. It starts with the Dog-Woman and her adopted son in the mid-1600's in England, but the story of The Twelve Dancing Princesses and modern-day issues also play a part. Time doesn't exist, not in a literal way, and instead time and each of us is like mercury, splitting into identical little pieces when spilled on the floor, but just as easily coming back into one seamless piece when gathered together. It'll make more sense when you read the book, promise.
Food: a pomegranate. One fruit, made of a handful of tiny, delicious jewels, taking time to peel apart and savor.
This book is about time and journeys and love and transformation. It starts with the Dog-Woman and her adopted son in the mid-1600's in England, but the story of The Twelve Dancing Princesses and modern-day issues also play a part. Time doesn't exist, not in a literal way, and instead time and each of us is like mercury, splitting into identical little pieces when spilled on the floor, but just as easily coming back into one seamless piece when gathered together. It'll make more sense when you read the book, promise.
Food: a pomegranate. One fruit, made of a handful of tiny, delicious jewels, taking time to peel apart and savor.