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We all give ratings to books (and everything) within their genres. I do anyway. Five stars for this thing is not the same as five stars for that thing. But the problem with that is that the genres have to mean something. And be identifiable.

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Let's start with form: it is a sci-fi, anti-Utopian, satire, biography, lyric poem.

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It's a critique of the modern world, a critique of the...more...]]> 2 1 false true Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 13:35:16 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 13:52:25 -0800 2008 Oranges Aren't the Only Fruit and her more typically surreal (and admittedly a littly schmaltzy) The Passion. There were some really interesting ideas in this book that were sort of shallowly explored. I love the image of a 'R...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 08 05:39:57 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 23 08:47:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Feb 10 17:00:22 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 11 14:50:17 -0700 2009 "Everything is imprinted for ever with what it once was" is the final line in this stunning novel.

So, Winterson would tell us, Read closely. Planet Blue, Easter Island, Post-3 War. There is a connection between these three scenarios-these three apocalyptic tales-these thr...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Mar 31 13:45:55 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 09:12:37 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 13:45:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 20:39:56 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 19:52:51 -0700 2008
I don't know whether this will replace the Passion or Lighthousekeeping as one of my top favorites of hers. I mean, it's way better than the Power...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 02 15:51:23 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 15:58:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 07:41:03 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 08:09:14 -0700 2008
Early on in this book, I was thinking I would rate it four stars, sinc...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 19:33:56 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 19:34:10 -0700 2009
Billie Crusoe and a roque "Robo sapien" named Spike are sent to help settle Planet Blue before humans completely destroy their home planet. Through further human mismanagement this plan backfires and the two find...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 07:53:33 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 14:40:53 -0800 2009 1
Wonderful in that marvelously dystopian way. Though I disagree with some of the messages that Jeanette Winterson tries to convey. Maybe I'm too hopeful ...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 03:27:56 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 23:55:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:56:55 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:56:55 -0800 2009 Winterson is best known for challenging boundariesincluding those of gender and sexualityand here, her imaginative worlds, achingly human characters, biting dialogue, and urgent message won many critics over; the Dallas Morning News called the novel a "dynamic and brilliant work of experi...

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It was a bit hard to follow but in the end she wowed me. Not as much as other books of hers but it was worth the read.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 13 09:26:09 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 10:43:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 16:52:19 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 17:02:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 14:51:49 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 14:57:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 22:26:23 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 11:17:52 -0700 2009
What would we do if we found a new world? Is there any good answer to this question? Would any group come to agreement? Would the answer be based on greed? The question is asked via example in this quixotic, fascinating st...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2232580