Status Updates From The Daylight Gate

Afterthoughts pt.13:

Aaaaand, yeah. That’s about all I can think to yap about for now.
Imma go take a nap and let allat sink in a little.
I’ll give the book a 4.5/5 for the ragebait and other things — overall highly enjoyed The Daylight Gate by Jeanette Winterson :)

Afterthoughts pt.12:

Those of the few highlight I can think of off the top of my head but, seriously, there are some really beautiful, haunting, and occasionally horrible moments in this book I’d like to return back to at some point. But I’ve marked them all out both here and in the physical book so feel free to go look whenever you fancy it.

Afterthoughts pt.11:

Fav parts pt.3:

Also, “He would love her if she were a wolf that tore out his heart.” ~ page 190. Beautiful line.

Afterthoughts pt.10:

Fav parts pt.2:

And the part where Kit visits the brothel where Alice used to stay with Elizabeth. I liked his response of, “I am in love with someone.” ~ page 189. Just found that really sweet, and I particularly liked how Alice and Elizabeth’s happiest memories haunted the place, however that works. Really really loved that. ~ page 197

Afterthoughts pt.9:

Also, also — some of my favourite parts:
“I think we are worlds compressed into human form.” ~ page 72. That’s gonna stick with me for a while.

Continue in next part ~

Afterthoughts pt.8:

Also a special shoutout to Jennet — I feel so sorry for that poor little girl bro, but thank god she managed to get rid of all her abusers in the end — ESPECIALLY that fucking cancerous ingrown nail of a man Tom Peeper. Hate his guts.

Jane Southworth’s story was sad, but I’m glad she managed to find freedom in the end — on her own terms, the “right” way.

Afterthoughts pt.7:

Also, Shakespeare. Need I say more?
I loved the idea that he may have been involved, the references to his plays and writing, and the part where he embarrassed the fuck out of that sentient potato Potts — fuck that walking tonsil stone bro.

Afterthoughts pt.6:

Also really enjoyed that the character who most believes witchery is a delusion is also the character who experienced the most otherworldly phenomena of everyone combined. Makes you wonder who’s really the delusional one here…

Afterthoughts pt.5:

I love how she got to choose her death, and that Kit was there, even though I really wanted him to get away. I like that in the end they got to be together, somewhere past the Daylight Gate — or at least I like to think so.

I also like to think Alice’s falcon is able to follow them there, as a Familiar of sorts, though she’s not reallyyyyyy a witch (she lowkey a witch bro idk)

Afterthoughts pt.4:

Did piss me off though when John Dee literally gave Alice an out that would have both her and Kit safe and she was like “nah — imma go sacrifice my life to say goodbye to some crazy bitch I used to love who’s guaranteed to die anyway.” 10/10 ragebait there.

Afterthoughts pt.3:

The eeriness of the Daylight Gate itself was really fascinating to me, I wish we got to explore that more, but I also appreciate the unknown of it all, and the fact that it’s supposed to be an unknown.