![]() ![]() ![]() My version began with George's story in the modern day, which may have made the second half feel a bit more difficult to read. It certainly is a novel of two halves in this respect - the contemporary half is very readable and fast paced, while the half set in the Renaissance is much more fluid, meta and experimental in style.Īs it was published in two versions which alternated the order of the sections, it could provide two entirely different reading experiences. This novel explores some big themes - identity, grief, sexuality, amongst others, all through two figures, one teenager in contemporary times and one in Renaissance England. It is a truly unique and highly experimental novel, and it is very easy to see where the Seasonal quartet came from. I adore Ali Smith's Seasonal Quartet, as well as Girl Meets Boy, and she's one of my all time favourite authors but somehow I'd never read her Women's Prize winning novel, so this was the book on the backlist of Women's Prize winner's that I was most excited about. ![]()
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