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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 4,092 reviews
Moods
reflective 79%
sad 44%
inspiring 36%
hopeful 34%
challenging 33%
dark 33%
funny 29%
informative 10%
tense 8%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 14%
Average rating
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Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, LesbophobiaModerate
Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parentMinor
Suicide attempt240 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 4,092 reviews
Moods
reflective 79%
sad 44%
inspiring 36%
hopeful 34%
challenging 33%
dark 33%
funny 29%
informative 10%
tense 8%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 14%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, LesbophobiaModerate
Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parentMinor
Suicide attempt