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A review by jessicaacurry
The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson
1.0
I had this on my shelf for ages and loved the premise (I’m always keen, in a 10 things I hate about you vein, for a clever adaptation of Shakespeare or traditional stories) but was ultimately disappointed.
There were lots of clever moments and despite never having read A Winter’s Tale my brief research brought to light some witty parallels and details adapted for a modern reading.
The novel was weirdly dialogue-heavy which was sometimes disorientating, and the Shakespearean tragedy translated much better than the comedy. The play is obviously very personal for Winterson and she even has a kind of postscript talking about this at the end which was touching, but for me the novel itself missed the mark.
There were lots of clever moments and despite never having read A Winter’s Tale my brief research brought to light some witty parallels and details adapted for a modern reading.
The novel was weirdly dialogue-heavy which was sometimes disorientating, and the Shakespearean tragedy translated much better than the comedy. The play is obviously very personal for Winterson and she even has a kind of postscript talking about this at the end which was touching, but for me the novel itself missed the mark.