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A review by rebeccazh
The Boy Who Lost Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente
Fun read. I love Catherynne Valente's Fairytale series. It's refreshingly different from the usual things I read. Really love the style - I took a course in postmodernism last semester and read Jeanette Winterson's Oranges are Not the Only Fruit. Don't know if JW influenced CMV, but I see similarities, in that direct, imparting-wisdom, speaking-to-the-reader way that both have. The way CMV anthromorphizes inanimate objects, the metaphors, the word-play and etc is such a fun way to play around with language. I found it really charming and fun to read.
Anyway, was surprised not to see September all the way till the end, and that plot twist was not something I anticipated. I miss reading about her, Saturday and A-through-L but Hawthorn and Tam are fun and likeable characters too.
I like the new insight into Changelings. There's been some references to them in the previous few books that made it seem like there could be potential for a story there, and I'm glad CMV delved into it. Fun read.
Anyway, was surprised not to see September all the way till the end, and that plot twist was not something I anticipated. I miss reading about her, Saturday and A-through-L but Hawthorn and Tam are fun and likeable characters too.
I like the new insight into Changelings. There's been some references to them in the previous few books that made it seem like there could be potential for a story there, and I'm glad CMV delved into it. Fun read.