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230 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307401243
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Witty, acute, fierce, and celebratory, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a tough-minded search for belonging, for love, identity, home, and a mother.Jeanette Winterson's novels have established her as a major figure in world literature. Sh...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,080 reviews
Moods
reflective 79%
sad 44%
inspiring 36%
hopeful 34%
challenging 33%
dark 33%
funny 29%
informative 10%
tense 8%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 15%
slow 14%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, HomophobiaModerate
Child abuse, Emotional abuse, AbandonmentMinor
Suicide attempt
230 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307401243
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Witty, acute, fierce, and celebratory, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a tough-minded search for belonging, for love, identity, home, and a mother.Jeanette Winterson's novels have established her as a major figure in world literature. Sh...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,080 reviews
Moods
reflective 79%
sad 44%
inspiring 36%
hopeful 34%
challenging 33%
dark 33%
funny 29%
informative 10%
tense 8%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 15%
slow 14%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, HomophobiaModerate
Child abuse, Emotional abuse, AbandonmentMinor
Suicide attempt