Written on the Body

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"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.

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Mystery Narrator submitted by katieh on July 15, 2011, 4:35pm Written on the Body uses the narrative to explore gender, sexuality, and relationships. Winterson's prose is breathtaking and it is an enjoyable experience to soak up all of the imagery that is presented to us. I found myself getting involved in a complex relationship with the narrator--I was in love with them, frustrated with them, sympathetic towards them, it really caused me to have some visceral reactions. It might be frustrating to some readers not to know that narrator's gender, but that is the whole point of what Winterson is trying to do with Written on the Body: Why do we need to know the gender of someone to get involved in the story? This lack of information creates an interesting tension that will continue for the whole novel. I will say that I did have a hard time seeing the narrator as a male because I could not picture a man using the type of language that the narrator uses. But, what that did do was cause me to question why I held that belief. It's an interesting and worthwhile read.