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A review by meghjcollins
Sexing The Cherry by Jeanette Winterson
3.5
This is a novel about a giant, who finds her son washed up on the Thames. We travel through their lives with them - as he takes on a voyage, we're taken on somewhat of a voyage ourselves.
Sorting through my thoughts on this book was like trying to catch air. There's a quote within which says it for me "Stop finding worrying about what is 'real' and find what is relevant. Reading is freedom, not a set of rules." I struggled to give this a rating, however I feel like anything less than 3 stars would be doing a disservice to the clear passion put into this work.
This book is bonkers and at the start I was trying to figure out what was going on and feeling SO DENSE. But if you let the story carry you and stop trying to figure it out, it's much more enjoyable. There's a lot of subtle wordplay, it's dream-like, confusing, alarming, rapid, endearing all at once.
The reader is thrown into new worlds and it feels like a visit to the circus, there are tales within the story and endless adventures. While it felt otherworldly, it's also written in such a way that it feels like everything is completely normal and mundane. Within the novel, there is a section discussing time and how people can be superconductors for time - that is how this book felt, like being whipped through time.
This book is bonkers and at the start I was trying to figure out what was going on and feeling SO DENSE. But if you let the story carry you and stop trying to figure it out, it's much more enjoyable. There's a lot of subtle wordplay, it's dream-like, confusing, alarming, rapid, endearing all at once.
The reader is thrown into new worlds and it feels like a visit to the circus, there are tales within the story and endless adventures. While it felt otherworldly, it's also written in such a way that it feels like everything is completely normal and mundane. Within the novel, there is a section discussing time and how people can be superconductors for time - that is how this book felt, like being whipped through time.
I'm sure the more complex minded will be able to find meaning within this work and it most likely says something really profound, for the more simple minded like myself, I'd recommend just letting the book take you on the voyage and enjoy the ride.