![]() There’s an abundance of intertextuality, every now and then taking reference from Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Darwin, Tristan and Isolde, and the nineteenth century clergyman Babel Dark. The whole book is about storytelling, and stories within stories. Silver is an orphaned girl who is put under the tutelage and care of Pew, a lighthousekeeper. ![]() Its a material not for the hungry, as it should be taken slowly, much like taking sips of fine wine. This is my second Winterson book, and now I can conclude that reading her stuff requires me (or any other ‘square’ reader) to transform into a more open and free flowing listener/reader of her stories. To a ‘square’ reader like me, (one who is used to reading information/stories in a set sequential line, i.e beginning, middle, end), an initial reaction to reading Lighthousekeeping would be that it is too ‘all over the place’. ![]() Without meaning to be too philosophical, I now understand why this is such. Several books later, I picked it up again and it was lovelier the second time around. ![]() A few months ago, she asked me to read this book and when I finally got hold of a copy, I dozed off at the 3rd chapter. Mine came in the form of a friend’s * constant urging to read this. ![]() “There’s no such thing in all the world.”ĭiscovering writers that are truly worth your time come in various ways. ![]()
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