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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
HECK YEAH! This book has been on my TBR for the longest time. Like, I don't even know when I first had the desire to read this book, but it's probably close to 10 years. I adored this book, but are we surprised? Jeanette Winterson is an absolute genius with words and makes you laugh even when the subject matter is super dark. The writing in this book is divine, exquisite, this is a masterclass in how to write a novel. Please read this book! You won't regret it! Jeanette Winterson is a wonderful writer who is incredibly eloquent. I don't think I will ever stop recommending this book to people!
AND, I got to meet her and get this (and 8 other books of hers) signed!
AND, I got to meet her and get this (and 8 other books of hers) signed!
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Fairly strong memoir. Need to reread at some point. Being familiar with biblical allusions was helpful.
challenging
funny
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Maybe 3.5? Idk. Maybe 4. have so many thoughts. First I thought Nigerian Christianity was a special brand of unhinged so it was really amusing to see an equally if not more unhinged version represented. I’m a sucker for books that deal with the complexities of being a Christian, and what the loss of it does. I ran through the full gamut of emotions reading this, it’s equal parts wild and funny and heartwarming. It’s a bit all over the place, the narrator jumps from topic to topic often but i think where it shines the most and why I don’t mind the meandering is that the narrators voice is very strong, and special. It’s very very weird but it has a lot of heart. And
some of the lines/paragraphs just really feel like a testament to how beautiful and gut-punching language can be in the right hands. think I like it a lot.
My only complaint is that sometimes (a lot) the author goes on these mythical side quests with other random characters that are not in the story (a prince, a wizard…) and I never got around to getting the point of the stories…so I would get annoyed and just want to skip whenever I came across them. I still can’t make any sense of them lol but maybe I just need more time?? Or idk maybe it’s just not for me. Felt like a distraction and it didn’t add anything of substance imo.
some of the lines/paragraphs just really feel like a testament to how beautiful and gut-punching language can be in the right hands. think I like it a lot.
My only complaint is that sometimes (a lot) the author goes on these mythical side quests with other random characters that are not in the story (a prince, a wizard…) and I never got around to getting the point of the stories…so I would get annoyed and just want to skip whenever I came across them. I still can’t make any sense of them lol but maybe I just need more time?? Or idk maybe it’s just not for me. Felt like a distraction and it didn’t add anything of substance imo.
challenging
emotional
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a very interesting read for sure. I will admit I had a hard time keeping up with the plot of the story but that might be bc it has a more nonlinear plotline. Certain chapters almost feel like more of a stream of thought or a sporadic dream than an effort to move the story forward (which I can appreciate artistically at times) It definitely wasn't what I was expecting from this book, but I'm not mad about it. :)