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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Biased by how much I really enjoyed the final section.
Overall, quite enjoyed it, much funnier than I expected. And as someone raised devoid of faith and religion, I was pretty fascinated by the descriptions of struggling with faith and God.
The allegorical fairy tales didn’t do much for me, probably cos I was trying to finish this book quickly in time for book club.
Overall, quite enjoyed it, much funnier than I expected. And as someone raised devoid of faith and religion, I was pretty fascinated by the descriptions of struggling with faith and God.
The allegorical fairy tales didn’t do much for me, probably cos I was trying to finish this book quickly in time for book club.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Slightly confused by some of the metaphors, think it’s definitely a book for a reread
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
medium-paced
This is a semi-autobiographical novel, loosely based on Winterson’s childhood/teenage years.
Jeanette’s mother has a “mysterious attitude towards the begetting of children; it wasn’t that she couldn’t do it, more that she didn’t want to do it. She was very bitter about the Virgin Mary getting in first…”
This is a novel about religion and sexual awakening. The story deals with Jeanette’s feelings of confusion over her love for God and the conflict between that, and her developing feelings towards females. Her mother, a staunch evangelist, doesn’t like sex, in any of its forms and so when she discovers her daughter’s attraction to the same sex, she and the church decide action must be taken to stamp it out.
Jeanette’s mother has a “mysterious attitude towards the begetting of children; it wasn’t that she couldn’t do it, more that she didn’t want to do it. She was very bitter about the Virgin Mary getting in first…”
This is a novel about religion and sexual awakening. The story deals with Jeanette’s feelings of confusion over her love for God and the conflict between that, and her developing feelings towards females. Her mother, a staunch evangelist, doesn’t like sex, in any of its forms and so when she discovers her daughter’s attraction to the same sex, she and the church decide action must be taken to stamp it out.
What is it about books they assign for reading in secondary school that makes them feel like books you would assign a teenager to read? Lmao...
Maybe this is my own personal experience with religious system but this reminded me of the boring books about suffering in some far away place we read through Catholic school. Like why were they always about someone struggling in a situation in a foreign place? I guess this wouldn't have been foreign to British people.
Anyway at no point did I gaf if I have to be honest. Fine book but nothing in it that enaged me.
Maybe this is my own personal experience with religious system but this reminded me of the boring books about suffering in some far away place we read through Catholic school. Like why were they always about someone struggling in a situation in a foreign place? I guess this wouldn't have been foreign to British people.
Anyway at no point did I gaf if I have to be honest. Fine book but nothing in it that enaged me.
Het goede aan dit boek gaat echt helemaal aan mij voorbij. Ik snap dat het voor die tijd niet gewoon was om over homoseksualiteit te praten, laat staan erover te schrijven. En de stukjes die daadwerkelijk over Jeanette gaan waren wel aardig. Maar de mythische verhalen daar tussen in kon ik gewoon niet plaatsen. Dus mij beviel het boek maar voor de helft. Jammer.
