The "Power" in "The Powerbook"

First of all, I would like to state this this book was difficult for me to follow. Maybe this is due to my interpretation of this kind of literature. This literature is very different from other literature that I have experienced, especiallly from the literature that is offered at most required classes here at USD. I found that this author (Jeanette Winterson) mainly focusses on relating real love stories to love stories from the past. Not that there is anything wrong with this, but this can make this sort of literature hard to follow, especially if one is not aware of the famous past love-hate relationships. Not only does the tone change (which is relevant), but the diolalogue changes, and at times make the story line difficult to follow. Obviously, there is always a person in charge, (usually it is the male or literally through the female in charge lens, but if one looks at this issue through a different lense, the female controls not only with the emotions, but with a certain amount of deception as well, especially during certain time eras). This work was difficult to read because of how it jumped back and forth, and because of this, it was a slow read. Alit and her lover were the main point, however I did not care for how the author linked the information with the past, famous lovers in history. Some aspects were relevant, yet others were not, especially when the dialogue changes. So far this semester, this has been not only the most difficul work to read, but the one that is the hardest to follow in some areas. I prefer something that is a little more relevant to the theme of the story, or in other words, something that is easier for me to grasp that doesn't seem to jump around.