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Sep 12, 2009
Christy Stewart
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Contrived or not, Winterson's writing is poetic and fun to read.
My favorite line: Meatspace still has some advantages for a carbon-based girl. ...more
My favorite line: Meatspace still has some advantages for a carbon-based girl. ...more
"Are you usually so friendly with strangers?"
"Always"
"Any particular reason?"
"A stranger is a safe place. You can tell a stranger anything."
"Suppose I put it in my book?"
"You write fiction."
"So?"
"So you won't lash me to the facts."
"You're the writer."
"It's your story."
'What happened to the omniscient author?"
"Gone interactive." (31)
"In the Grail legends Lancelot, the best knight in the world, never does see the Grail because he cannot give up his love for Guinevere. As a moral essay this suggest ...more
"Always"
"Any particular reason?"
"A stranger is a safe place. You can tell a stranger anything."
"Suppose I put it in my book?"
"You write fiction."
"So?"
"So you won't lash me to the facts."
"You're the writer."
"It's your story."
'What happened to the omniscient author?"
"Gone interactive." (31)
"In the Grail legends Lancelot, the best knight in the world, never does see the Grail because he cannot give up his love for Guinevere. As a moral essay this suggest ...more
People seem either to love or to hate this one. I'd agree that it's not her best work, but for my tastes, Winterson's not-best is better than almost anyone else's best.
Although the narrator, Ali/Alix, who is herself a writer (and all too easily confused with the author), says that her books are all about boundaries and desire, it seems to me that this book in particular is a book about storytelling and writing masquerading as a book about boundaries and desire. The narrator's conception of love ...more
Although the narrator, Ali/Alix, who is herself a writer (and all too easily confused with the author), says that her books are all about boundaries and desire, it seems to me that this book in particular is a book about storytelling and writing masquerading as a book about boundaries and desire. The narrator's conception of love ...more
Interesting in its mix of mythological references and contemporary culture with an occassional use of striking metaphors, but overall - too fragmentary for my liking.
Feb 23, 2013
Sonja
marked it as to-read
Mar 10, 2014
Beth
marked it as to-read
