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A review by mbenzz
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
2.0
I tried, I really, really did. There was just so much STUFF going on that most of the time I had no idea what was happening or where Steptember even was. There was so much detail that the story itself started to get lost (as least for me).
The book is really well written, and the author has an amazing imagination, but this is a tough book to get through. Not only do you have to pay super close attention to all the details, but her vocabulary is way beyond that of the recommended age group (ages 10-14). I can't remember the last time I used the dictionary feature on my Kindle so much.
I wish I could have loved this book as much as most people seem to, but it up just wasn't for me. Maybe my heart wasn't in it as I read, or I was distracted, but either way, I never looked forward to picking this up. By about 30% into it, it started feeling like a chore to read it.
The book is really well written, and the author has an amazing imagination, but this is a tough book to get through. Not only do you have to pay super close attention to all the details, but her vocabulary is way beyond that of the recommended age group (ages 10-14). I can't remember the last time I used the dictionary feature on my Kindle so much.
I wish I could have loved this book as much as most people seem to, but it up just wasn't for me. Maybe my heart wasn't in it as I read, or I was distracted, but either way, I never looked forward to picking this up. By about 30% into it, it started feeling like a chore to read it.