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A review by dylan_tomorrow
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
5.0
As you can see from my updates, I hated the first few pages. Way to annoyingly whimsical. I am so very glad I gave this book another chance until I got it somewhere around the end of chapter one. This is so better then it may seem to be at first! (The beginning seems almost like a Hidden Test of Character in and of itself ... :D)
Man that was a beautiful ride, a magical adventure indeed that I followed September and her Saturday and A-L on. Plus the Green Wind and our very own Marquess, who was just gorgeously characterized, as was everyone.
We have so much magic in here. As in, actually magical moments, moods, happenings. As in love and joy and cruelty and pain and determination and tragedy and warmth and friendship.
As in washing your courage! God I love that chapter! And I want, I need that kind of emotions-changing, potent magic in my fantasy, not boring magic as a stand in for tech! Screw reactionary monomyths, give as more actually magical magic, folks!
Stellar writing, beautiful, witty, snappy, lyrical, vibrant, poignant.
No wonder it took me two months to finish: With great stories I tend to either marathon through them in mere hours to days or draw them out for way to many weeks because I just don't want them to end! Luckily, there is a second book, plus a small prequel on Queen Mallow, so that's such a relief!
I am definitely a [a:Catherynne M. Valente|338705|Catherynne M. Valente|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1220999852p2/338705.jpg] fan now and I want to read more form her. Love what I've read of the Palimpsest sample sofar. So glad to have found another author where I will potentially look forward to every new book they write :).
Man that was a beautiful ride, a magical adventure indeed that I followed September and her Saturday and A-L on. Plus the Green Wind and our very own Marquess, who was just gorgeously characterized, as was everyone.
We have so much magic in here. As in, actually magical moments, moods, happenings. As in love and joy and cruelty and pain and determination and tragedy and warmth and friendship.
As in washing your courage! God I love that chapter! And I want, I need that kind of emotions-changing, potent magic in my fantasy, not boring magic as a stand in for tech! Screw reactionary monomyths, give as more actually magical magic, folks!
Stellar writing, beautiful, witty, snappy, lyrical, vibrant, poignant.
No wonder it took me two months to finish: With great stories I tend to either marathon through them in mere hours to days or draw them out for way to many weeks because I just don't want them to end! Luckily, there is a second book, plus a small prequel on Queen Mallow, so that's such a relief!
I am definitely a [a:Catherynne M. Valente|338705|Catherynne M. Valente|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1220999852p2/338705.jpg] fan now and I want to read more form her. Love what I've read of the Palimpsest sample sofar. So glad to have found another author where I will potentially look forward to every new book they write :).