240 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307401250
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Publication date: 31 July 2012
Description
Witty, acute, fierce, and celebratory, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a tough-minded search for belonging, for love, identity, home, and a mother. Jeanette Winterson's novels have established her as a major figure in world literature...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,051 reviews
Moods
reflective 82%
sad 44%
dark 35%
hopeful 34%
inspiring 34%
challenging 32%
funny 27%
tense 10%
informative 8%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 17%
fast 12%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, HomophobiaModerate
Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicide attemptMinor
Mental illness
240 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307401250
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Publication date: 31 July 2012
Description
Witty, acute, fierce, and celebratory, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? is a tough-minded search for belonging, for love, identity, home, and a mother. Jeanette Winterson's novels have established her as a major figure in world literature...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,051 reviews
Moods
reflective 82%
sad 44%
dark 35%
hopeful 34%
inspiring 34%
challenging 32%
funny 27%
tense 10%
informative 8%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 17%
fast 12%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, HomophobiaModerate
Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicide attemptMinor
Mental illness