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josiegreenwood's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
padebell's review against another edition
5.0
Winterson has some of the best prose I've ever experienced - I want to take a bath in it.
neurodivengeance's review against another edition
2.0
Tbh this felt like a slog a lot of the time, I just couldn't get into its rhythm. The narrative voices didn't feel distinct enough to me, and while there were moments of truth-beauty in the writing a lot of it felt like waffle? I feel like I must have been missing something. This book and I just didn't get on very well.
elibrooke's review against another edition
5.0
Art & Lies is my favorite novel of all time. I have read it at least 5 times now, and it is richer and more rewarding with each return. Winterson is a master wordsmith, who brings a poet's sensuality to her prose. Her use of language in Art & Lies is incantatory, densely layered, difficult and gorgeous. It is best read aloud. If I could only read one book over again for the rest of my life, this would be my choice.
5aru's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The writing in this one is very flowy, flowery, almost Modernist-like — which is what I’ve come to expect from Winterson, but the premise of the book and the fragmented, bordering-on-nonsensical narration are a great deal more Postmodern. I suppose I liked it a little less than I expected because the narration is much more reflective and less plot-driven than her previous ones. It’s definitely not a book for everyone, and some of the topics it deals with are definitely not fun, but some parts really did resonate strongly with me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Rape and Suicide attempt
thndrkat's review against another edition
5.0
This was the first book I read by Winterson and it blew my 17-year-old mind.
winterkitchens's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
I fear the coloured world on my neutral body
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no, i don't really know what happened in this novel.
yes, i loved it.
it was ridiculously beautiful writing, it made some scathing commentary, it was so invested in the characters and had not a single piece of coherent plot
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no, i don't really know what happened in this novel.
yes, i loved it.
it was ridiculously beautiful writing, it made some scathing commentary, it was so invested in the characters and had not a single piece of coherent plot
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Homophobia
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Incest
Minor: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Abortion
irispope's review against another edition
5.0
got better and better and better, exemplifies everything I love about literature