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

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Jeanette Winterson

236 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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"Magnificent . . . A tour de force of literature and love."--Vogue"Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is raucous. It hums with a dark refulgence from its first pages. . . . Singular and electric . . . Winterson's] life with her adoptive parent...

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Moods

emotional 84%
reflective 79%
sad 43%
inspiring 36%
hopeful 35%
dark 33%
challenging 32%
funny 29%
informative 10%
tense 8%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 68%
fast 16%
slow 14%

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