A review by ametakinetos
Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente

2.0

This is a book that I feel would have fared far better as a collection of prose, its best quotes pulled out onto their own pages with delicate line art to illustrate their finer points. Palimpsest has no loyalty to the traditional trappings of a novel - plot, character development, and cohesive worldbuilding cannot be found. While I appreciate the creativity, the fascinations of this book's concept and the occasional profound observation cannot save what was overall a lackluster execution.