jbstaniforth 's review for:

5.0

A decade ago I tried one of Winterson's novels and dismissed it as pompous and overwritten. Either a huge mistake or proof of one's tastes developing over time (or both)--I could not possibly have enjoyed this magnificent book any more than i did, on emotional, intellectual, and linguistic levels. This perfect book is a masterwork of memoir and I'm going to begin makinh my way through all the rest of Winterson's works as a result of it.