Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Jeanette Winterson

240 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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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...

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Moods

emotional 83%
reflective 80%
sad 43%
inspiring 35%
hopeful 34%
challenging 33%
dark 33%
funny 28%
informative 10%
tense 8%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 68%
slow 15%
fast 15%

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