I have a strange relationship with Jeanette Winterson's writing, really. I think her use of imagery is amazing, and I could get lost in the webs she makes with words, but at the same time, I don't read her work for story or characters -- and when I read, I generally am reading for story or characters, or out of academic interest. Since I'm a medievalist, this doesn't satisfy that latter urge, either.

The Passion has some beautiful imagery, and some fairytale dream-like stories that sparked my interest, and there is a narrative -- perhaps more solid than that of Sexing the Cherry -- but again, it didn't interest me with the story. The character of Villanelle is interesting, and I was reminded for some reason of Catherynne M. Valente's Palimpsest.

Unlike Sexing the Cherry, though, I don't think it's something I'm going to return to just for the imagery or the language.