192 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679744474
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage International
Publication date: 01 February 1994
Description
The most beguilingly seductive novel to date from the author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. Winterson chronicles the consuming affair between the narrator, who is given neither name nor gender, and the beloved, a complex and confused marrie...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,302 reviews
Moods
reflective 79%
sad 54%
challenging 26%
dark 20%
funny 15%
tense 10%
mysterious 8%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 2%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 34% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 26% | No: 16% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Infidelity, DeathModerate
Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, RacismMinor
Miscarriage, Body shaming, Misogyny
192 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679744474
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage International
Publication date: 01 February 1994
Description
The most beguilingly seductive novel to date from the author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. Winterson chronicles the consuming affair between the narrator, who is given neither name nor gender, and the beloved, a complex and confused marrie...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,302 reviews
Moods
reflective 79%
sad 54%
challenging 26%
dark 20%
funny 15%
tense 10%
mysterious 8%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 2%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 34% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 26% | No: 16% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 3% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Infidelity, DeathModerate
Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, RacismMinor
Miscarriage, Body shaming, Misogyny