Weight
Published in 2005, Weight is a fairy-tale retelling and mythic fiction novel by Jeanette Winterson. Characters include Atlas (Greek deity), Heracles (Greek mythology) and Atlas. It deals with Greece, Psychological, religious and Greek Mythology.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 14 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 27 editions across 4 languages.
At about 151 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.
About Weight
Condemned to shoulder the world "for ever" by the gods he dared defy, freedom seems unattainable to Atlas. But then he receives an unexpected visit from Heracles, the one man strong enough to share the burden, and it seems they can strike a bargain that might release him . . . Jeanette Winterson asks difficult questions about the nature of choice and coercion in her dazzling retelling of the myth of Atlas and Heracles. Visionary and inventive, believable and intimate, Weight turns the familiar on its head to show us ourselves in a new light.
Quick answers
Who wrote Weight?
Weight was written by Jeanette Winterson and first published in 2005.
What genre is Weight?
It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings and Myth & Legend Fiction.
How long is Weight?
The median edition has 151 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Weight?
Readers who like it often enjoy Circe, A Touch of Darkness and A Touch Of Ruin.
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