THE PASSION (Jeanette Winterson) - February 10/12

This interesting yet pretentious novel details the off-kilter exploits of two Napoleon-era characters, and there's little doubt that some of this stuff is admittedly pretty interesting. But Winterson clearly loves the sound of her own voice and there are subsequently plenty of poetic passages that were, for me, somewhat meaningless. It's a brisk read, though, and I did enjoy certain sections quite a bit, so I'm glad I read it. **1/2 out of ****