Book Review: Written on The Body.

Hey There Internet! This week we're discussing love and loss with Written on the Body, by Jeanette Winterson.

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Written on The Body

By Jeanette Winterson

4 Stars.

"As a friend, I had been amusing. As a lover, I was lethal." 

The narrator has no name or gender. They explain their exploits with many boyfriends and girlfriends, most of them married people. Then, the narrator meets Louise, who will change her perception of love forever. 

I thought this book was really interesting and compelling because the narrator has no gender. I think the author was trying to take gender out of the equation in order to focus on her point that love has no gender. The writing is very poetic and the story is sad and ironic, but I did find it enjoyable. However, the writing makes it easy to get lost while you're reading, and I do wish the ending was different. Overall, I enjoyed the book and recommend it to readers interested in gender theory. 

The best parts of this book are the quality of writing and the characters, and the weakest parts are the ease of reading and the pace of the story. 

Thanks for reading another one of my reviews! Join me next Friday when I review Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.