Tanglewreck is a thoroughly engaging book. It's a page turner and for most readers, especially for those for whom this book is intended, a bit of a mind-bender. The story is suspenseful and just complicated enough, the names are wonderfully bestowed upon each character, and Winterson takes the reader to wonderful and amazing times and places/5(5). Tanglewreck is described (by the publisher) as a "novel for young readers", and occasionally it does read like it's been dumbed down for its audience, as if Winterson didn't have faith in their ability to understand some of the complexities on offer. But on the whole her approach isn't patronizing: she avoids much of the technical and linguistic complexity she generally likes to play with, but she offers enough Author: Jeanette Winterson. · Tanglewreck, by Jeanette Winterson. This is Jeanette Winterson’s first book for www.doorway.ru is much here to praise – a fast-paced story, with time travel, and little kids on the run, and evil villains A lot of it feels quite derivative, however.
Tanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson Posted by Sea at AM This is Jeanette Winterson's first children's book, when I bought it I didn't realise that it was a children's story, although to be honest, that wouldn't have stopped me buying it, on two counts. 19 The Einstein Line. 20 Audience with the Pope. 21 Big Red Bus. 22 The Star Road. 23 A Black Hole. 24 International Rescue. 25 Elves! 26 True Lies. 27 Speed of Light. Add to bookshelf. FICTION. THE GAP OF TIME by Jeanette Winterson. Quickview. Popular in this Genre. October 1, Add to bookshelf. FICTION. THE DAYLIGHT GATE by Jeanette Winterson.
Tanglewreck is described (by the publisher) as a "novel for young readers", and occasionally it does read like it's been dumbed down for its audience, as if Winterson didn't have faith in their ability to understand some of the complexities on offer. But on the whole her approach isn't patronizing: she avoids much of the technical and linguistic complexity she generally likes to play with, but she offers enough to make for a solid novel. Tanglewreck, Jeanette Winterson's first novel for children, crams a lot of ideas into its pages, says Geraldine Bedell. Tanglewreck is a thoroughly engaging book. It's a page turner and for most readers, especially for those for whom this book is intended, a bit of a mind-bender. The story is suspenseful and just complicated enough, the names are wonderfully bestowed upon each character, and Winterson takes the reader to wonderful and amazing times and places.
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