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marjoleinvanderspoel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
danidamico's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
Winterson se basó en varios aspectos de su propia vida para escribir esta novela, que fue su debut en los 80s. Queda claro que debe haber sido un proyecto muy personal para ella, es un texto que está marcado por una enorme empatía hacia la protagonista y por una fuerte pasión a la hora de narrar esta historia. Es el primer libro de la autora que leo, pero se nota que tiene un estilo muy propio, una forma de describir y de estructurar el relato que se sale de lo común. Su estilo me resultó bastante atractivo, aunque tal vez por momentos me descolocaba un poco. Por ejemplo, a lo largo de la novela se van intercalando breves leyendas o mitos que de algún modo se relacionan con la historia principal, pero a veces me resultaban un poco confusos o tediosos, ya llegó un punto en el que comencé a leer muy por arriba esos fragmentos. También me llamó la atención cómo se narran (o casi no se narran) momentos claves de la vida del personaje, que son mencionados al pasar o muy rápidamente. Entiendo totalmente que eso es una decisión artística de Winterson, pero me hubiera gustado poder acceder más en ciertas escenas.
En fin, no es un libro que pase a formar parte de mis favoritos, pero me gustó y disfruté la lectura. La voz que construye la autora es muy original, con una sensibilidad especial y cierto extrañamiento en el modo de observar y comprender el mundo.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Colonisation and Sexual assault
wrinnola's review against another edition
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Religious bigotry
maxinesf's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Outing
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Sexual content
violetamity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Lesbophobia
Minor: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting
thebankofbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Toxic relationship
poolofbees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This might be a new contender for my new favorite novel. I was moved a lot by Jeanette’s story and the blunt, almost terse way she narrated it. It’s compelling, bold, and often even funny. Jeanette is the type of teenage girl who is unwilling to lie for others, especially unwilling to lie to her readers. Her story is not cut and dry, and my favorite parts of the book were the ones when she was doubting, missing God as her friend, questioning who she could have been. I found many of the lines memorable and striking and you can trust my copy of the book is properly highlighted throughout. I was especially intrigued by the various fantastical fairytales inter-spliced with the main plot; it reminded me somewhat of parables in the Bible. A lot of them seem random at first glance, but, with deeper study, carry metaphorical meaning and parallels Jeanette’s life. I was a little surprised by how quickly the book moves through her life, jumping years at a time and then ending rather suddenly. I also would have liked to see more of how her relationship with
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Death
mlovesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Heart-wrenching and special.
Graphic: Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Racial slurs
ollie_again's review against another edition
3.5
Putting all that aside, I did not really jive with the writing style either and while I liked some passages, the fairy tale intermission was baffling at best and I land somewhere in the middle ground for the rating of this book.
Graphic: Religious bigotry and Homophobia
Moderate: Racial slurs and Emotional abuse
nicnevin's review
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Outing, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, and Toxic friendship