Reviews

The Passion by Jeanette Winterson

vexedtonightmare's review against another edition

5.0

jeanette winterson does it again.

pondaholic's review against another edition

It gave me good insight to narrating from two perspectives. I completely didn't expect the ending; it was so well written and eye-opening to different perspectives. Now, I reconsider what I "know" about people.

ohsame's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

mistermisslonelyhearts's review against another edition

funny informative mysterious fast-paced

4.75

angeliki6's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

2lax_cooper's review

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

theperfecthour's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

gdenav's review

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

mcwat's review against another edition

2.0

I really, really wanted to like this one. I've heard good things about Jeanette Winterson, plus much of the book is set in Venice, a city that means a lot to me. But by page 50 or so, I found I was rolling my eyes pretty much constantly at the prose. I'm all for magical realism (which this kinda sorta is) but ugh, I don't know, you guys. The prose was looking pretty purple a lot of the time. That's not my thing.

I do want to give Winterson another shot, though. Maybe in a few months.

valeview's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Really lovely! But finished this at the start of a flight and then had to sit with that for the next hour after