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This book is hard to describe... it follows Billie and Spike in many iterations of life, types of love, and environmental destruction, from historical Easter Island during its ecosystem collapse, to near- and far-future Earth and its ecosystem collapse and technological advancement, to an alien world fleeing from climate destruction. Each story was similar and yet stood on its own, and it was great and left me thinking although I would not say that I loved it. It reminded me of the way the Cloud Atlas story is told.

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4.0

The Stone Gods har väldigt delade recensioner på Goodreads.
Det spekulativa och surrealistiska svamlet anses antingen konstigt eller konstnärligt; ogenomtänkt eller otroligt. Men gemensamt för de höga betygen är i alla fall att vi (jo, jag landade på en fyra) älskar Wintersons prosa.
Ja, jag får jobba mig igenom vissa delar, och ibland är det lite "b-scifi" över det hela... men här och var kommer stycken av så vacker text att det inte spelar någon roll.
Och ingen kan säga att hon inte får in mycket i samma roman; religion och robotar, demokrati och dystopi, sexualitet och seder. Och typ alla tidseror (om än påhittade).
Huvudkaraktärerna tilltalar mig, men återigen - det spelar ingen roll, för jag är redan förförd av författaren.
(Med det sagt; jag köper de dåliga recensionerna också och tvekade stundvis på siffran.)

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5.0

I am left in awe of Jeanette Winterson's ability to bring an organic universe into being in words. And she has brought me right into it, showed me that it is real. Placed me in the middle and given me an ultimatum to be, organically, lively, to tend the garden of myself and to love.

Many of her paragraphs remind me of brush strokes, with phrases painted individually, repetitively but with variation, until the mind notices the emergent patterns. The strokes sometimes seem erratic, insane, but they paint something recognisable.

The world she reflects for us is insane, irrational, hyper-rational, with islands of calm and comfort among seas of waste, destruction, death. Love bridging the void and inaction driving us apart.

Content warnings:
Paedophilia (very early in the book, and then largely finishes);
Depictions of human violence and mutilation (much later, fairly brief);
The horrors of late stage capitalism (incl human misery and disconnection)

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i think im just not the target audience for this book. its not bad, its just DEFINITELY not my style

silverjennydollar's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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