The Gap of Time Review!

Hey everybody!!! Today I will be reviewing The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson. To read a quick synopsis of the novel and more about the author, click on the links below!

http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/240623/the-gap-of-time-by-jeanette-winterson/9780804141376

http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/33509/jeanette-winterson

 

Title: The Gap of Time (Hogarth Shakespeare)

Author: Jeanette Winterson

The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s “late plays.” It tells the story of a king whose jealousy results in the banishment of his baby daughter and the death of his beautiful wife. His daughter is found and brought up by a shepherd on the Bohemian coast, but through a series of extraordinary events, father and daughter, and eventually mother too, are reunited.

In The Gap of Time, Jeanette Winterson’s cover version of The Winter’s Tale, we move from London, a city reeling after the 2008 financial crisis, to a storm-ravaged American city called New Bohemia. Her story is one of childhood friendship, money, status, technology and the elliptical nature of time. Written with energy and wit, this is a story of the consuming power of jealousy on the one hand, and redemption and the enduring love of a lost child on the other.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24727420-the-gap-of-time

In all honesty, I enjoyed the book’s theme very much! Winterson’s use of the tragedy, revenge, and forgiveness were shown throughout the book and it was great. The drama and problems that went on had a similar concept to what Shakespeare had done with his plays which I believed was very creative.

I thought that the beginning was a bit confusing since it started off with one point of view and then completely switched off to another point of view. But I guess it is called the gap of time for a reason am i right  XD. The author was providing a flashback in the beginning which resulted in a bit of confusion but towards the middle and end everything started to piece together. It was an easy read meaning I did not need to interpret and figure out what every word meant and it had a very compelling plot that kept me reading. Also, the cover is super nice; I appreciate the fact that they had this sort of roman numeral clock as the pupil because it really gave the whole effect of time. I guess that the leaves, feathers, flowers, etc. that are surrounding the eye was to give the whole Bohemian vibe that the author was going for.

All in all, I would rate this book a 3.5 stars out of 5 because I do not think it was my kind of book. Don’t get me wrong it was great but I would recommend readers that love tragedy and revenge to read this. If you love all types of books then I would suggest you go for it and read this book!

I received this book from Blogging for Books for this honest review. ❤