A review by rageofachilles
The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson

2.0

This is, I believe, the first novel in the Hogarth Shakespeare series. I'm interested in the idea of the series, but this novel is just flat. The characters are mere imitations of the original. The only interesting twist is that Leontes may have acted out due to homosexual suppression. There are much better Shakespeare adaptations that already exist--namely, Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acers. Winterson does include some interesting commentary on the play, "The Winter's Tale," that is almost worth the price of admission