takateru 's review for:

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

3.75

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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Jeanette Winterson’s language is unparalleled, and I adored so much of this book, her story, her observations, the whole ride. I only wish she wouldn’t have so many epiphanies per line, every sentence a finale that is constantly asked to one-up itself. The emotions are dense and Winterson is direct and clear, and I would’ve devoured this book much more ferociously if the emotional labor wasn’t put a bit upon the reader too. Perhaps that is a good thing though, perhaps that is the power of words.