Tanglewreck

Tanglewreck is definitely uneven storytelling, I think. The parts that give a fairy-tale take on quantum physics are really fun an interesting, but the characters feel empty. The language play is fun, but feels like watered-down Winterson to me.

In the end the narrative just didn't hold my attention enough. This is often true of Winterson's books for me–but the richness of the language makes up for it, generally. With this book, not so much. Sure, there are great ideas here–one character using twins as a fairy-tale explanation of particle entanglement, for instance–but the execution of the ideas left me wanting.

Maybe I'll go reread A Wrinkle In Time.