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Starting from the first line of the book, Winterson pulled me into her story, rehashing (and clarifying) some of her lift with her adopted parents that she discusses in "Oranges are not the only fruit" (which I loved) and then discusses in real time, her decision and struggle to find her biological parents. Not being adopted myself, I couldn't possibly understand the pain that exists around a closed adoption, wondering if you are wanted, especially if you are growing up in a family such as the W
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Jeanette Winterson's prose is so beautiful in her fiction that I think I expected something more from her memoir. Although I haven't read anything since "Written on the Body," what I remember is how incredibly *vivid* that book was in terms of sensory details. "Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?" lacks that, and it feels like an inordinate amount of time is spent inside Jeanette's own head, following her various interpretations or philosophies regarding her life. Her life is incredibly inter
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My favorite book of the year so far. Moving, humorous, and insightful and wise.
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