Reviews

Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente

zoebeketova's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

cas_the_second's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

baekchen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

what else to say other than that this was pretty much perfect and everything i ever wanted. angry at myself for waiting so long to read it, but i'm so glad i finally did. 

_lovebug_'s review against another edition

I-
wtf did I just read??
like I do not know how to rate this
I feel weird like unsettled and confused like my brains been fucked with I have no words no thoughts head empty

that's all

kokenyreka's review against another edition

I tried reading this book around the time of its publication but never got past a couple of chapters, and I felt like now was the time to give it another shot. sadly, something about the writing style still doesn't click with me. it's a really unique concept and the book does indeed read like the fairytale it's retelling, but somehow it remains surface-level and fails to create depth for the characters and the world. there was also a one-year time jump between parts 1 and 2, completely unmarked and unexplained, and it felt quite jarring to me. I was so ready to love this, so I'm disappointed that it didn't work out for me.

morganlawson's review against another edition

I'm really enjoying it, but it's a difficult read and I'm dumb. Will definitely pick it back up at a later date.

adoras's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

fab72's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

daggerandrosae's review against another edition

5.0

This probably became one of my favourite books ever. It feels like something precious I want to hold close and cherish over and over again.

megzxo's review against another edition

5.0

Definitely a book I'll be re-reading. I know there's so much I missed, but god damn, does Valente develop some mesmerizing characters here. I know they come from traditional Russian folklore, but the way she filled them in and fleshed them out was truly incredible. I kind of fell in love with Koschei, not going to lie. Truly beautiful, but one that I KNOW I have to read again!