A review by arachne_reads
Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

So, I am delighted by and jealous of Valente once again; this novella layers different versions of the Adam and Eve story with elements of Bluebeard. It is gratifying to know I’m not the only only one who’s chewing on this, who’s spotted this. I am a little sad because it means I can’t develop my essay which was published in The Great Command Meant into a short story, at least not the way I had intended, but Valente nailed this so hard. Pulling from the apocrypha, the Gnostic Gospel of Truth, they’re all there in bits and gobbets, and it burns going down—as it ought to.