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libraryofmoss's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Blind date book from a local shop! The owner has incredible taste— they’re always winners. I’d read Jeanette Winterson’s Written on the Body years ago in college and was captivated by it at the time, I’m surprised I hadn’t gone further. I love how straightforwardly she writes about bodies and love. This book is hard to pin down. It’s both a nonstop adventure and a slow spacious poem. Gruesome reality of war and fanciful extravagance full of beautiful, sensual prose. I’m feeling inspired to revisit Written on the Body again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Murder, and Animal death
willow1113's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and War
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Animal death, Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, Death, Gore, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Murder, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, and Body shaming
sylvass's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Murder, and Sexual assault
Minor: Rape and Mental illness
sofipitch's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Lyrical prose, very atmospheric with two very different characters who manage to intersect and how they respond to love and passion I'm their lives. Some of the metaphors are a little two on the nose, gambling or Villanelle stealing her heart from her old lover's house, but overall delightful. This was recommended to me by storygraph's algorithm so kudos to that
Content Warnings
Moderate: War and Death
Minor: Antisemitism
whisper88's review against another edition
dark
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? No
3.75
Digital edition has moderate formatting errors.
🤔 Can't tell if comma/punctuation placement is deliberate, but messed up in formatting or if they're just typos too.
This is my first of Jeanette Winterson's & I'm excited to dive deeper.
If you liked Kawaguchi's Before the Coffee Gets Cold (1) you'll like Winterson's style
🤔 Can't tell if comma/punctuation placement is deliberate, but messed up in formatting or if they're just typos too.
This is my first of Jeanette Winterson's & I'm excited to dive deeper.
If you liked Kawaguchi's Before the Coffee Gets Cold (1) you'll like Winterson's style
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, War, Death, Infidelity, and Mental illness
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