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The PowerBook
The PowerBook | Jeanette Winterson
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Winterson enfolds her seventh novel within the world of computers, and transforms the signal development of our time into a wholly human medium. The story is simple: an e-mail writer called Ali will compose anything you like, on order, provided you're prepared to enter the story as yourself and risk leaving it as someone else. You can be the hero of your own life. You can have freedom just for one night. But there is a price, and Ali discovers that she, too, will have to pay it. The PowerBook reinvents itself as it travels from London to Paris, Capri, and Cyberspace, using fairy tales, contemporary myths, and popular culture to weave a story of failed but requited love.
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WanderingBookaneer
The PowerBook | Jeanette Winterson
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📚: The Powerbook (tagged) Its short story about tulips remains in my mind 20 years after reading it.

🎥: Pane e tulipane (Bread & Tulips) Stunning Italian film with magical realism.

🎶: Tiny Tim‘s “Tiptoe through the Tulips” — I wish I could be more original

#ManicMonday

TimSpalding Honestly? Prometheus—those creepy alien snake monsters. 😃 5y
JoScho 💚🌷💚 5y
djh Peter Rabbit 5y
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youneverarrived
The PowerBook | Jeanette Winterson
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An interesting book but not my favourite by Winterson. Technology/e-mail is used as a way of being whoever you want - the narrator offers her customers ‘freedom just for one night‘. Written in a time when the internet was pretty new I think it‘s a case maybe not so much of #virtualinsanity but definitely a book with a glimpse into what technology could become and offer. #aprella

Reviewsbylola I was on a Winterson kick years ago but I‘ve never read this one. 6y
Sophoclessweetheart I enjoyed this one but none are as good as Written on the Body x 6y
youneverarrived @Reviewsbylola I‘ve read most of her books and it is worth a read but not her best imo. 6y
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youneverarrived @Wanderingwithwords I think that‘s the only one or two of hers I haven‘t read 🙈 must get to it soon! 6y
emilyhaldi And I suppose this IS what technology has become! You can be whoever you want on social media, dating websites, etc... Dangerous!! 😯 6y
youneverarrived @emilyhaldi that is true!! 6y
Cinfhen I‘m intrigued how the cover art fits into the story?!? 6y
youneverarrived @Cinfhen if I remember rightly there‘s a scene in the book about tulips and gender .. don‘t know if they are actually tulips in the background but I‘m guessing they are 🤷‍♀️ 6y
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Debiw781
The PowerBook | Jeanette Winterson
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Power is back on at my house so I am finally in the AC again! #Hurricane #Irma damaged a lot of places. This gas station was back up and running with precious gas today.
#floridastrong

ReadingSusan Scary! Glad your power is back. 7y
Jess7 🙏🙏 7y
EchoLogical Wow! 7y
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Gezemice Glad to hear things are getting back to more or less normal. 7y
DebinHawaii Yikes! Glad you got your power back!💜 7y
emilyhaldi Thank goodness for power! Sounded hot down there today 😓 7y
Bookzombie Glad you got your power back. 💗 7y
ValerieAndBooks Yay!! 👍 7y
Debiw781 @ReadingSusan @Jess7 @EchoLogical @Gezemice @DebinHawaii @emilyhaldi @Bookzombie @ValerieAndBooks It's definitely been a stressful week or two! And yes, it's been very hot down here too ☹️ 7y
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MrBook
The PowerBook | Jeanette Winterson
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#TBRtemptation post 6! Winters on has been highly praised for her prose's beauty and elegance. And she brings it to a story considering love, sexuality, and gender. A writer offers people to be someone else through just one story--one email. The stories cross over into reality and the reader cannot escape them. And all becomes blurred in wonderment. Very high ratings! #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

DrexEdit Anything by Jeanette Winterson automatically goes on my #TBR list. Thanks, Mr. Book! 😊 7y
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drokka
The PowerBook | Jeanette Winterson
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One of the directors at my place of work sent this to me today. I believe the artist is Jorga Mendez Blake, but I don't know in which gallery the installation is showing.

JacqMac Love! 7y
ChasingOm 😍 7y
Zelma Wow, that is so cool! 💕💕 7y
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