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The Gap of Time
The Gap of Time: The Winters Tale Retold (Hogarth Shakespeare) | Jeanette Winterson
I saw the strangest sight tonight.New Bohemia. America. A storm. A black man finds a white baby abandoned in the night. He gathers her up light as a star and decides to take her home.London. England. After the financial crash. Leo Kaiser knows how to make money but he doesnt know how to manage the jealousy he feels towards his best friend and his wife. Is the newborn baby even his?New Bohemia. 17 years later. A boy and a girl are falling in love but theres a lot they dont know about who they are and where they come from.Jeanette Wintersons cover version of The Winters Tale vibrates with echoes of the original but tells a contemporary story where Time itself is a player in a game of high stakes that will either end in tragedy or forgiveness. It shows us that however far we have been separated, whatever is lost shall be found.
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rwmg
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Pickpick

Jeanette Winterson's re-telling of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale is at its best in Leo, Xeno, and MiMi's back story and the present day of Shep and Perdita, but the parts connecting them didn't quite work for me.

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Jeg
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Bailedbailed

Tried for 2 hours but could not do it. As it‘s a library book I don‘t feel too bad about not reading it. Now on to something that catches my attention.( I hope). It‘s rainy and very windy here perfect reason to stay inside and read.

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wideeyedreader
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
I only kept reading this because I was interested in the story. I found the writing to be wooden and uninteresting, the characters either pretentious (who thinks Walden and Ben Franklin are obscure??), stupid, or absolutely insane. I also found the age-gap between Perdita and Zel concerning, as well as Clo‘s obvious attraction to teenage girls. Yikes. #bookspin

TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 3y
wideeyedreader @TheAromaofBooks that‘s very true! I‘m kind of sad, though, because I wanted to like it. It seemed like Winterson had a very...made-up idea of how people actually live and talk and act, though 3y
BookwormM Maybe she was confined by the original source material as this is part of the Shakespeare retold series and I have found other books in this series by other authors don‘t update well. 3y
wideeyedreader @BookwormM yes, I was aware of that. However, I feel that she could have retold the original story without some of the creepier elements 3y
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wideeyedreader
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“I saw the strangest sight tonight.”
#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

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annamatopoetry
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1. It depends. Keep if I want to reread it, reference it again, or if it's important enough. sell what I can and donate the rest.
2. An afternoon, or in 3 months. I dunno, shorter fiction feel too much like cheating these days. Pepperharrow took 2 days, I've been at A Distant Mirror (600 pg of dryish nonfiction) since November
3. Jeanette Winterson's The Gap of Time. I try to finish everything if I can. #wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Eggs Thanks for playing 🌺📚🤗👏🏻💗 4y
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bibliobard
Gap of Time | Jeanette Winterson
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A book is now on the way for you @arubabookwoman and it should arrive Tuesday. #LMPBC #Round007 #GroupM

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bibliobard
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Panpan

This was a struggle to finish and then only reason I think I did was due to it being a #LMPBC read. I only really cared about one character and even then not so much. Hard pass. Maybe the rest of #GroupM will enjoy it?

merelybookish I bailed on this. I couldn't with all the awfulness. 4y
batsy I gave this a pan as well! 4y
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bibliobard
Gap of Time | Jeanette Winterson
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Received next book (well technically December‘s book) in #LMPBC #Round007 #GroupM . School is starting back so I won‘t have quite the same reading speed, but I hope to finish this before the end of January regardless.

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AvidReader25
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Panpan

I read this because it‘s part of the Hogarth Shakespeare retellings. This one is The Winter‘s Tale. The early section with Leo is insufferable, but I stuck with it because it‘s part of the series. It got a bit better as we saw Perdita as an adult. It wasn‘t my favorite, but I still enjoy seeing these famous plays reimagined in a modern setting.

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DarcysMom
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@Shakespearience The book should arrive by Monday.
#LMPBC #round7

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DarcysMom
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Pickpick
mcipher @Shakespearience @arubabookwoman @DarcysMom Ladies, I am so sorry for totally failing this round. I didn‘t send out my book yet nor did I finish even half of it. I did get my next book and also haven‘t started it. Life has been super rough lately and reading hasn‘t been in the cards for me. I might end up just mailing both on at once if I can‘t get it together in the next few days. 😖 So sorry that whoever is after me in rotation. 4y
DarcysMom @mcipher Don't worry! You send the books to me - I will prioritize them when they come and get them quickly to @Shakespearience and it will all work out just fine. 4y
mcipher @DarcysMom Thanks! I will send them ASAP 4y
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bibliobard Hey so have you mailed your book yet? I want to make sure it didn‘t get lost in the mail. 4y
DarcysMom Not yet - It will go out soon. I will post when it goes out. 4y
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ImperfectCJ
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Bailedbailed

The first section of this retelling of The Winter's Tale is excellent. Rich, visceral, and told from the perspective of a very interesting character. The second section starts out strong but soon becomes unnecessarily violent (even accounting for the Shakespearean origins) and too outlandish to believe. The third jumps right in with geographical and racial stereotypes exacerbated by the audiobook narrator's accents. And that's as far as I got.

Texreader Oh dear. I would have bailed too 4y
batsy I disliked this one intensely. 4y
ImperfectCJ @batsy I could scarcely believe how bad it was, especially compared to how much I liked the first section. I thought I had to be misreading or something. 4y
AvidReader25 I was not a fan either! 4y
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quirkyreader
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I was at Ollie‘s today getting things for family and friends. And I found these for me. Alas the Ollie stick has marred the one book jacket. So I am leaving it to prevent any further damage.

Lcsmcat Sometimes I can get stickers off by heating them with my hair dryer. 4y
quirkyreader @Lcsmcat Thank you for the tip. I don‘t want to tear anymore of the wrapper. 🐸 4y
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Emilymdxn
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Pickpick

A new fave Jeanette Winterson and one of my fave Hogarth Shakespeares! I loved the changes she made to make a very odd plot make sense in the modern day, Leontes and Polixenes‘ relationship, everything about Paulina (Paulina is one of my all time darlings), and everything she wrote about time. This did justice to one of the weirdest and best Shakespeares so well

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WhatWouldJaneDo
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Pickpick

I adored this "cover version" of "The Winter's Tale!" Winterson is such a gorgeous writer and she captures both the brutality and the hopefulness inherent in the play. I'm glad I read this one after seeing a Public Works production last year that moved me to tears, it def made her approach resonate more than my college memories of the play would've. I loved the way she focused on the concept of time to bring out her themes through the entire book.

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REPollock
Gap of Time | Jeanette Winterson
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Bailedbailed

Hadn‘t read this in several days and I realized that I totally didn‘t care about the outcome. So, I decided to abandon it because I should care more than that about a book that I‘m reading, about the characters‘ lives.

batsy Ha! I felt the same about this. 5y
REPollock @batsy I have had this general response to almost all the Hogarth Shakespeares. 5y
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arlenefinnigan
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Pickpick

This is a brilliant read. Great twisty plot (a 'cover version' of A Winter's Tale) and Jeanette Winterson's writing is as engaging and poetic as ever.

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REPollock
Gap of Time | Jeanette Winterson
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Been wanting to read this one for a while now.

Linsy Pretty! 🌷 5y
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arlenefinnigan
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Next up

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arlenefinnigan
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Cinfhen I‘m oddly intrigued!! Thanks for sharing 5y
vivastory I've heard mixed things about this one. I have it, so I will definitely be reading it... eventually 5y
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merelybookish
Gap of Time | Jeanette Winterson
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Bailedbailed

Welp, the narration is killing me. More than halfway through and I can't stand listening to any more vile characters speak in French, British, Louisiana, or Detroit accents. Some lovely passages on time helped me think a bit about the play, but overall I found this a very unpleasant book. Maybe I don't want my Shakespeare updated. Maybe I need to read something else by Winterson. 🏃‍♀️🐻
It was worth a shot! @zsuzsanna_reads @batsy @Lcsmcat

merelybookish @vivastory. Count me among the detractors. 🙂 5y
vivastory The only Winterson I've read I loved 5y
vivastory But I have heard mixed reviews on this one 5y
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GondorGirl I adored 5y
BarbaraBB I agree with @vivastory ‘s choice but also loved 5y
batsy "An unpleasant book" just about sums it up! I think it was a wise decision to bail if you weren't feeling it; I should have done that ? 5y
vivastory @BarbaraBB That one is on my TBR. I'm glad to hear you liked it! 5y
merelybookish @vivastory @BarbaraBB @GondorGirl Thanks for the recommendations! I have been meaning to read Winterson for years! And plan to give her another go. I even have a copy of her memoir to read too! 5y
merelybookish @batsy Whatever the flaws of The Winter's Tale are, I would not describe it as cyncial and cruel. But that is what I feel about A Gap in Time. 5y
batsy Yes! You put it perfectly. 5y
monalyisha Ohhh, my favorite Jeanette Winterson is “Written on the Body.” It‘s *gorgeous* & really plays with the idea of gender. 💖 (edited) 5y
merelybookish @monalyisha Thanks for the recomendation. The consensus seems to be Winterson has written some fine novels! Gap of Time just isn't one of them. 🙂 5y
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batsy
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Winterson's retelling of Shakespeare's The Winter Tale. Sadly, this just didn't do it for me. I was annoyed from start to finish with how the characters+events were shoehorned into the Shakespearean narrative. One could suspend disbelief in the play; here, it was almost painfully embarrassing. The characters all struck me as token types: gay, feminist, trans, Jewish, Black. The book made me uncomfortable in how it used race & gender & violence.

batsy The book beginning with a passage where the moon is described as "Earth's autistic twin" was a warning sign. It's rare that I pan a book but I had to force myself to finish this. For all of the accolades Winterson gets, it was poorly imagined & suffered from a brusque, choppy prose style in what seems like a heavy-handed attempt to make Shakespeare cool. I expect better from her!! Lol OK I'll stop now ❎? @zsuzsanna_reads @merelybookish
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saresmoore Rant, sister! #rudeladyreaders This sounds real cringeworthy. 5y
batsy @saresmoore A lot of people do like it! But it's one of those things—the book and I weren't meant to be friends 😂 5y
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TrishB Love your review 💕 so not tempted by the book! 5y
Lindy I‘m surprised by your reaction because we often have similar tastes. I hated the play but loved this book. After reading the novel, I read an interview in which Winterson explained why she loved the play so much, and that softened my attitude towards the original play. 5y
batsy @TrishB Thank you Trish, but I feel bad now putting people off it 😂 Though I think she's written far better novels by her own standard! 5y
batsy I know @Lindy I expected to love it and was quite taken aback by my own aversion to it! I largely felt that all of the problems in the play remained as problems in the novel, in a way that bothered me. I could tell from the ending that this is a play that means a lot to Winterson—would prefer to read an essay by her on it. 5y
Lindy @batsy Well, it‘s good when we are surprised; it means we still have things to discover. I‘m sorry, however that this book was an unpleasant experience for you. 5y
erzascarletbookgasm I have this book! Okay, it can disappear to the bottom of my TBR for now. 😅 You truly must detest the book, for I seldom see you giving a book a pan. 👎 5y
batsy @erzascarletbookgasm Ahaha! I think once a book rubs me the wrong way for a significant reason, it's downhill all the way 😆 5y
GingerAntics Ew, glad I couldn‘t get my hands on a copy, then. I‘m not a big fan of retellings for adults to begin with. I can‘t stand a token character to begin with. A book full of them sounds like torture. 5y
readordierachel How disappointing! Will have to skip this one. 5y
fleeting Oh no! But I also remember that after having read 3 Wintersons, I grew tired of her. I feel like she's reached the end of her wordplay and is just pushing the limits - and failing at it. 😕 5y
batsy @GingerAntics @ReadOrDieRachel I'm generally wary of retellings for the same reason :) But this got a lot of positive reviews so it could be just me; I always have high expectations with Winterson's books, but the last time I read anything by her was in college and as @fleeting reminds me, I didn't really enjoy a few of her other works as I expected to, either. I think maybe she's just not an author for me 🤷🏽‍♀️ 5y
zsuzsanna_reads @batsy it felt as if she signed up to write this book for the Shakespeare series and then wrote the thing in a last minute panic 😨 I'm still going to give some of her better known work a go. 5y
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Not sure if this is stupidity, bad editing, laziness or what, but SCOTLAND IS OUTSIDE of ENGLAND. I have Scottish friends who would get crazy angry over this.

@batsy @merelybookish #readaling #buddyread

TrishB Yeah, people use England when they mean UK/GB....drives me bonkers and I‘m English. 5y
merelybookish I just heard that line so we must be roughly in the same place. :). It didn't twig me. I guess I was too distracted by leaving a baby alone in the backseat of a car. 😲 5y
zsuzsanna_reads @TrishB Yes, but Dame Winterson is a serious prize winning English literary author with the CBE and OBE. It's just not good enough. 5y
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zsuzsanna_reads @merelybookish That too! And the weather was meant to be hot... 5y
TrishB I know - she should definitely know better! 5y
scowler1 Terrible. Might as well add Wales and Ireland. They're both in England right? 5y
rwmg 😲☹😢 5y
DivineDiana Very observant! 😉 5y
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zsuzsanna_reads
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It's a stormy night, I cannot sleep (it's 2.39 am) so I have started on my Shakespeare retelling #buddyread with @merelybookish and @batsy . I'll let you guys know how it's going one I've finished part 1. My first impressions are mixed.

Lcsmcat I thought this one got better as it went along, for what it‘s worth. 5y
gradcat I love Jeanette Winterson, and I haven‘t read anything by her in quite some time...thanks for the reminder! 5y
batsy I had mixed feelings when I started, too. It's gotten a bit better as I've progressed. Feels like a book that works better for me if I read whole chunks uninterrupted... 5y
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merelybookish I started today on audio. I'm still at the stage where I'm connecting characters to who they were in the play, and thinking about that conversion. I find some of the updates interesting and some a bit perplexing. (Not sure how I feel about making the 'low' characters into African Americans? 😬) @batsy @Lcsmcat 5y
Lcsmcat @merelybookish I had the same thought. Plus it makes it rather obvious that Perdita is adopted, which was not apparent in the play. 5y
zsuzsanna_reads @merelybookish @batsy @Lcsmcat I thought Shep and his son were the only likeable characters so far. (I'm just about to finish part 1.) I get why Leo is an awful asset stripping hedge fund manager - there are people like that around sadly - but did he have to be quite so much a caricature? I like the characterisation through the dialogue, but now and then there is something so weird (for a Londoner) that it disrupts the illusion. ... 5y
zsuzsanna_reads For example: Leo's office. I used to live in the docklands. So ok, maybe you could see the planes from somewhere on the Eastern side of canary wharf if you're high up enough even though hedge funds are traditionally based in mayfair, but then: it has a garden with a gardener? What? He might have part of a floor in a tower block or how can he see the planes... Feels like lack of research there. 5y
zsuzsanna_reads Also the world's weirdest birth. 5y
zsuzsanna_reads Big birth trauma trigger warning there. A bit of a bad surprise for me! 5y
zsuzsanna_reads And the weird "women don't play video games" stereotype. 5y
batsy @merelybookish That's a good point and it made me go "hmm" as well. @zsuzsanna_reads I found the birth scene strange, as well. I find certain characters interesting—Pauline, Xeno—but the rest come off as "types", which perhaps isn't her fault since it's based off Shakespeare, but the novel tries to expand Shakespeare's universe while also adhering closely to it, so the effect, for me, is oddly abrupt and superficial... 5y
batsy @zsuzsanna_reads About Leo, yes. I feel like there is an attempt to flesh him out as a character with more depth or complexity by showing his pain or whatever, but that only makes him more insufferable, in my eyes 😬 Maybe that was the goal: to depict the dangerous narcissism of this alpha male! 5y
merelybookish @batsy @zsuzsanna_reads I feel like there are things about the writing I like but the story is making my skin crawl. If someone cut phone cords and locked you in a house so that you could help a woman giving birth, wouldn't you think him a psychopath and cut off all contact with him? And if he was your husband, wouldn't you get a restraining order for you and your kids? 😬 5y
zsuzsanna_reads @merelybookish It made a lot more sense when Leontes was the ruler of a small state. 5y
batsy @merelybookish I absolutely agree. Even Pauline seeing the worst of him and still kind of excusing him feels like a bit of a let down, character-wise. I just finished this today because I wanted to get it over with. I feel bad to be a Negative Nelly buddy readers, sorry guys 🙈 But this book and I didn't quite get along... 5y
merelybookish @batsy Umm..no need to apologise! The audio is pretty painful. So I may need to find a print copy to power through or just give up! I'm having so many problems with the story and then there's a racist element that makes me feel gross. So...not loving it. 5y
zsuzsanna_reads @batsy @merelybookish Seems like none of us like it! Odd from what is meant to be from an LGBT icon... 5y
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Devyn
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Last time I posted it was a beautiful autumn day, now it‘s a beautiful winter day and winter in Montana means more time for reading because it‘s too cold to go outside.

Currently I‘m working through The Gap of Time for school (loving it so far!), but then my reading plans are fairly free. What‘s a recent one you loved?

readingjedi My favourite of the last month or so is 5y
Devyn @readingjedi Greece is one of the top places on my list to visit so this one sounds fantastic! Thank you! 5y
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zsuzsanna_reads
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It is December, the #shakespearereadalong for The Winter's Tale is coming to an end and I get to start this book for a buddy read!

@merelybookish @batsy

merelybookish Yes! I will pick up a copy this week! 5y
batsy Starting today :) 5y
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Lcsmcat
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I had a slow month in November, partly because instead of audiobooks I listened to The Great Courses The English Novel. Which was great and added to my TBR! So 8 new reads and one reread, 3 audio, I eBook, and 4 print books. I‘mgoing to the symphony tonight #novemberstats

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I finished this one the same way I started it, with a cat on my lap! This is the second of the Hogarth Shakespeare retelling I‘ve read and I think I need to read them all. A nice companion to the #shakespearereadalong, but a good story, even if you‘re unfamiliar with the original. (But you really should read The Winter‘s Tale first!)

merelybookish A few of us plan to read this in December! So glad to hear you liked it! @batsy @zsuzsanna_reads 5y
Lcsmcat @merelybookish I‘ll be interested to read what you think of it. I loved Hag-Seed, but I love everything Atwood writes. This was my first Winterson. 5y
merelybookish It's a very loose buddy read but I'll be sure to tag you. I'm excited to finally read something by Winterson. 5y
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Lcsmcat
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My evening plans after a crazy day at work.

PacingTheCage Can't wait to do that myself. 📚🍷 Have fun! 😊 5y
Faibka Your kitty looks just like my Stewie! 😺 enjoy the evening! 5y
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Lcsmcat @Faibka Tuxedo cats are the best! 5y
CouronneDhiver Me too 😊 5y
BookishTrish I really liked this book 5y
Cathythoughts Looking very cosy indeed 5y
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Lcsmcat
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If I‘m toread this alongside The Winter‘s Tale, Balthazar says I‘d better get started. @zsuzsanna_reads Are you in?

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Lcsmcat
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My #treat tonight was #bookmail from ThriftBooks. I‘m taking @zsuzsanna_reads suggestion and reading this Hogarth retelling along side The Winter‘s Tale for the #shakespearereadalong in November. @batsy

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arlenefinnigan
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Robothugs This sounds interesting! 5y
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josie281
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this retelling. The story itself is dark so this strange modern twist was quite fitting. Finished it up at the retreat at the lake this weekend. Binged it.

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Emilymdxn
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Constant access to globe shop = happy Shakespeare nerd

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josie281
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Amusement park reading.

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annamatopoetry
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Bailedbailed

I never ever bail on books. And yet. I love Winterson and I love Shakespeare. And yet. I hate this so much. I tried for two fucking years.

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CSeydel
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Needed this like I needed a hole in the head, but it was Dollar Tree! Who knew you could get books at Dollar Tree?! It‘s a retelling of A Winter‘s Tale. Have you read it? Curious to see if it‘s any good.

#shakespearereadalong

KathyWheeler I liked it. 6y
SleepyDragon I did! I've gotten a few good books there. 6y
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CSeydel @NeesyBeth I am discovering the glories of Dollar Tree thanks to my kids, who go there all the time with their friends. 🤑🤑🤑 6y
IamIamIam Dollar Tree is dangerous lately!!!! Lol, I'm glad there are a few more people who are hooked! Gonna keep my eyes open for this one! 😉😉 6y
Weaponxgirl Haven't read this one but I do really like the author so great find as far as I'm concerned! 😀 6y
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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 4! This was the first installment in the Hogarth Shakespeare series. During the tumult of the 2008 financial crisis, a storm-ravaged American city called New Bohemia will be the setting for this "The Winter's Tale" adaptation. King Leontes is Leo, a paranoid hedge fund manager; King Polixenes is Xeno, a video game designer. Let burning jealousy and reunion commence! #blameLitsy #blameMrBook ?

MayJasper Oooh...I like #coversublime 6y
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Alicia
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Mehso-so

Quick audio listening for a book club next week! This felt like barely a variation from the original in terms of plot points. I enjoyed the characters but it was just sort of meh. I didn‘t love what Winterson did with Leo, he was just so intense the whole time. I did think the relationship between Leo and Xeno was interesting, and I did love the father/daughter relationship with Perdita and Shep.

hermyknee Did you get the box I sent? I hope it makes it in time for you to open it tomorrow! 😊 6y
Alicia @hermyknee is it an additional one?! I probably have to check with my apt office but I got the big one! 6y
hermyknee Yes, I sent an additional one that was supposed to arrive on Tuesday. 6y
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Alicia @hermyknee I called my apt office and I have a bunch of stuff so I bet it‘s there!!! I‘ll try to get it tomorrow!!! 6y
hermyknee YAY! I think you‘ll really enjoy my gift if you open both boxes together! 😬 Happy Swap Day!!! 🎉✨🙌🏽 6y
Alicia @hermyknee 😱🎉😄 do you think I should wait? I can! My dumb apt office closes at 6 and sometimes it‘s hard to get there before cause of work but I can hustle!! 6y
hermyknee Oh no - no need to wait! Open what you have whenever you want!! 6y
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GeekGrl82
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Too true.

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razmanda
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Happy hour!

Megabooks Nice! 6y
WhatDeeReads Great choice! 6y
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EllieDottie
Gap of Time | Jeanette Winterson
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Sydsavvy You have them all!!! 🎉😱💃🏻 7y
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ThisIsLilli
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My holiday reading from last week! Particularly a fan of Jeanette Winterson's The Gap of Time - insanely well written, gripping (even written over 17 years), and cleverly connected to its inspiration (Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale) -- also can't believe it took me this long to read A Room of One's Own, and I can safely say it met and exceeded all of my expectations. I love finding books to recommend! 📚🤓😍

BookishMarginalia Welcome to Litsy! I hope you like it as much as we do! 7y
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tstan
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Just read the play, so it's time to read the book. So far, it's a winner. That's no surprise, it is Jeanette Winterson!

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Mehso-so

I'm obviously in one of those slumps at the moment where no book seems to be able to please me. Meh! This retelling of Shakespeare's Winter's Tale was alright but my problem is the convolution of the plot which is already an issue in the original. So this was a nice read but I didn't love it.

Pruzy Is this part of the Hogarth Shakespeare retellings? 7y
Dogearedcopy I'm committed to reading the Hogarth Shakespeares; but it looks like it's going to be pretty uneven/hit or miss :-/ 7y
Lizpixie I'm in bookslump mode myself! I've ended up picking up The Rowan by Anne McCaffrey as a reread to get my bookbrain moving. I love all of her books, they all centre on psychic talents in a scifi setting. Even her Dragondrums series is at the core a scifi story.🐉 7y
Lindy @Dogearedcopy I LOVED this. One of my favourite reads in 2015. Never cared for A Winter's Tale before, but Winterson made me rethink that by looking at it a different way. 7y
Lindy @scripturient Best wishes on getting out of your slump. Maybe a hiatus would help? 7y
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scripturient
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Bookworm problems: Not being able to read just one book at a time. 🤣😊

saresmoore Agreed! 7y
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jes I usually have at least 3 books going at once. 7y
cariashley Me too! Never used to, but now that I read so many different formats i love it (regular book, audiobook, serial...) 7y
BarbaraJean I feel a bit lost if I have fewer than three going at the same time! 7y
AshManzer It's a real problem! 7y
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HotCocoaReads
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So much beautiful language in this book! I was really excited to read this because I know Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale inside and out because I wrote a similar retelling of #thewinterstale, but new adult/young adult (it's being published soon!). I was surprised that we reimagined some of the characters very similarly. Comparing our interpretations made it even more fun to read! It was a quick read and the ending threw me (the style of it).

zsuzsanna_reads Can't wait for your book! 7y
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And the world goes on regardless of joy or despair or one woman's fortune or one man's loss. . . And the things that change us forever happen without us knowing they would happen. And the moment that looks like the rest is the one where hearts are broken or healed. And time that runs so steady and sure runs wild outside the clocks. It takes so little time to change a lifetime and it takes a lifetime to understand the change.

Alfoster That teacup❤! 7y
HotCocoaReads Thank you @Alfoster 💕 7y
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