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A review by naomiatwater49
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente
4.0
I have a new rating system to explain my criteria for a good book. A yes to each of the following questions gains the book 1 star.
1. Is the writing style professional, understandable, and entertaining? BIG YES! This authors’ style is probably one of the most creative I’ve seen.
2. Are the characters relatable, round, deep, and interesting? Yes. I love September and her Wyverary. These characters are so creative, as well as many others.
3. Are there important and interesting themes, motifs, subtext, and lessons learned, whether obvious or subtle? Yes, in these books it is more subtle, but I do see many interesting lessons and metaphors on what growing up feels like and how September learns to cope with life.
4. Is the plot creative, interesting, well-developed, and unpredictable? It is so close, but I have to say no. There are wonderful ideas throughout this book, but the actual plot takes far too long to even begin and even then I wasn’t as captivated as I was by the other books in this series.
5. Is this a book I would want to own or read again? I do own it, and I love this series, so yes! I may read again.
1. Is the writing style professional, understandable, and entertaining? BIG YES! This authors’ style is probably one of the most creative I’ve seen.
2. Are the characters relatable, round, deep, and interesting? Yes. I love September and her Wyverary. These characters are so creative, as well as many others.
3. Are there important and interesting themes, motifs, subtext, and lessons learned, whether obvious or subtle? Yes, in these books it is more subtle, but I do see many interesting lessons and metaphors on what growing up feels like and how September learns to cope with life.
4. Is the plot creative, interesting, well-developed, and unpredictable? It is so close, but I have to say no. There are wonderful ideas throughout this book, but the actual plot takes far too long to even begin and even then I wasn’t as captivated as I was by the other books in this series.
5. Is this a book I would want to own or read again? I do own it, and I love this series, so yes! I may read again.