Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson

Written on the Body

Jeanette Winterson

192 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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 The most beguilingly seductive novel to date from the author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. Winterson chronicles the consuming affair between the narrator, who is given neither name nor gender, and the beloved, a complex and confused marri...

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Community Reviews

4.07
based on 4,761 reviews

Moods

emotional: 86%

reflective: 77%

sad: 54%

challenging: 23%

dark: 21%

funny: 14%

mysterious: 13%

tense: 11%

hopeful: 10%

inspiring: 9%

adventurous: 4%

relaxing: 2%

informative: 1%

Pace

15% of readers chose fast
52% of readers chose medium
31% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
13% of readers chose A mix
84% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

32% of readers chose Yes
49% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
49% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

85% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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