190 pages • first pub 1992 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 978Q099598275
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
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 2,372 reviews
Moods
reflective 78%
sad 55%
challenging 24%
dark 22%
funny 15%
mysterious 9%
tense 9%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 5%
adventurous 3%
relaxing 3%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 34% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 26% | No: 17% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 49% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2% | 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
190 pages • first pub 1992 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 978Q099598275
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
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 2,372 reviews
Moods
reflective 78%
sad 55%
challenging 24%
dark 22%
funny 15%
mysterious 9%
tense 9%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 5%
adventurous 3%
relaxing 3%
informative 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 42%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 34% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 26% | No: 17% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 49% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2% | 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