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219 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 1862070423
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Physics seems to have become the new language of love in the 1990s, and Jeanette Winterson is not the first writer to make a major character a physicist. Jonathan Lethem mined similar territory earlier this year in his delightful book, As She Clim...
Community Reviews Summary of 524 reviews
Moods
challenging 61%
emotional 53%
dark 46%
adventurous 23%
mysterious 23%
sad 15%
tense 11%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 38% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 40% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, InfidelityModerate
Death of parent, Suicide
219 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 1862070423
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Granta Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Physics seems to have become the new language of love in the 1990s, and Jeanette Winterson is not the first writer to make a major character a physicist. Jonathan Lethem mined similar territory earlier this year in his delightful book, As She Clim...
Community Reviews Summary of 524 reviews
Moods
challenging 61%
emotional 53%
dark 46%
adventurous 23%
mysterious 23%
sad 15%
tense 11%
funny 3%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 38% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 40% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, InfidelityModerate
Death of parent, Suicide