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pixeltune's review against another edition
4.0
I’ve never read a book quite like this. It was very intriguing and unique, and a real pioneer for the time period.
lafee's review against another edition
5.0
With the incomparable Rachel Pollack nearing the end of her incredible life, I'm re-reading some of my favourite works of hers. This book was so meaningful for me as a teenager, and I was comforted to find that my opinion of it hasn't really changed nearly thirty years down the line. Nineties goddess-centric lesbian fiction at its very best.
thndrkat's review against another edition
5.0
Wow! I crammed in the last hundred pages of this book in one hour because I had to return it to the library. My very own copy is now in the mail and I plan on savoring it. This book is brilliant, and will take on more and deeper meaning with re-reading. Rachel Pollack packs in references to lesser-known Grimm's tales, to Neil Gaiman comics, and to probably many other things that I didn't catch. The engrossing story follows the relationship ups and downs of two generations of "women-loving women" and how Death (Mother Night) plays a part in their interactions. The writing is simultaneously realistic and fantastic, with the bonus of truly hot sex scenes.
iguana_mama's review against another edition
5.0
A modern-day fairy tale filled with love, magic and heartbreak. The writing is gorgeous and the images stunning. A beautiful and unforgettable story!
rachela1eaf's review
3.0
This was quite an interesting read. It was full of intriguing ideas--Mother Night, of course, being the foremost. But it felt a little disjointed, even for magical realism. A lot of what happened seemed arbitrary and random, and while that has its place in magical realism, usually that all ties back into something larger. There really wasn't a sense of that here.
I found the emotional climax to be fairly well done, but... there are too many dead lesbians in this book for me to truly enjoy or recommend it.
Still, it was an interesting world, with interesting characters, and I didn't have trouble getting through it. I just wish there had been a bit more tying it all together.
I found the emotional climax to be fairly well done, but... there are too many dead lesbians in this book for me to truly enjoy or recommend it.
Still, it was an interesting world, with interesting characters, and I didn't have trouble getting through it. I just wish there had been a bit more tying it all together.
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