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A review by mrswythe89
Tanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson
3.0
I heard somewhere that this was worth reading, and it is. I didn't fall in love with this book, but I was quite impressed. It's a good, solid children's book with exactly the right amounts of creepy, numinous, and moralisin'. The plot was great, exciting and intelligent. A consummate piece of work is what I'd call it.
I wasn't enchanted with the ending -- Silver did the right thing, but I felt it sort of, I dunno, flapped in the wind a bit? It could've ended with more of a bang. Abel Darkwater could have been slimier or scarier -- they kept telling us he wasn't to be trusted, but I wasn't feeling it. But Regalia Mason is great, totally deserving of standing with Mrs. Coulter in the pantheon of coldly beautiful female villains. And I love the names.
I wasn't enchanted with the ending -- Silver did the right thing, but I felt it sort of, I dunno, flapped in the wind a bit? It could've ended with more of a bang. Abel Darkwater could have been slimier or scarier -- they kept telling us he wasn't to be trusted, but I wasn't feeling it. But Regalia Mason is great, totally deserving of standing with Mrs. Coulter in the pantheon of coldly beautiful female villains. And I love the names.