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Clever title but that is about it!

Advantages: Interesting but not really my sort of book
Disadvantages: I found it a bit too personal

WHY BE HAPPY WHEN YOU COULD BE NORMAL? By Jeanette Winterson World Book Night Edition April 23rd 2013 I was chosen as a given for World Book Night and the book I was giving was this one. I had not previously read it so I decided to keep one copy after ...

catsholiday 19.05.2013 · Read full review
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Review of Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? - Jeanette Winterson

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Not the best book club choice!

Advantages: Some interesting sections
Disadvantages: Difficult to read in places, too much introspection

January's choice I have recently joined a Book Club, and this was the choice for January 2013. It is a (sort of) memoir by the author Jeanette Winterson, who is a novelist and wrote Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, which was published back in 1985 ...

Calla76 08.02.2013 · Read full review
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A Pretty Wet Collection, really

Advantages: It was going cheap, a bit of titillation
Disadvantages: Stories rather too short and quite contrived and too tame

Why did I buy it: Well why do you think? I was after some bedtime reading and as I’m fascinated by lesbians per se I snapped this up as soon as I saw it in my local The Works. It had an RRP of £8.99 but was on sale for £1.99. It was hardback and it lo ...

Walowiz 19.12.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Wet: True Lesbian Sex Stories - Nicole Foster (Editor)

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