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A review by votesforwomen
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
5.0
REREAD REVIEW: JANUARY 2019
Have you ever met a fictional character who GETS you, the sort where meeting them feels like coming home and reading their story is like talking to your best friend?
That, my friends, is Lazlo Strange.
This boy, librarian who broke his nose on fairy tales, little boy who played Tizerkane in the orchard, dreamer whose dreams made the Muse of Nightmares feel safe, man who was happy for his rival and helped him even though he would have loved to see him taken down--THIS is the guy I love.
I love the other characters, too, especially Eril-Fane and Azareen (their story is so heartbreaking and sad and I just want to hug them.) I love the prose. I love the setting. I even loved the romance this time, even more so than before, because I love Sarai too--this girl who feels so much and just wants to do the right thing, but who is so, so tired.
BUT LAZLO.
Words cannot describe my feelings for this boy.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I read this 536 page book in one day.
That’s right. One day of wading through glorious and gorgeous prose. One day invested in the beauty that was this atmosphere and the world that Laini Taylor created for this story. One day spent in the company of the brilliant and lovable and so, so unconventional Lazlo Strange.
This story had twists. It went up and down and round and round and doubled back on itself and took forever to get to the point. But it was character driven. So, so character driven. Every character had a story and every character served a purpose and oh, I’ve never found a story that dealt with the emotional trauma of every person involved quite to this extent. I loved everyone and sympathized with everyone and THIS IS REAL LIFE.
Glorious.
5 brilliant stars.
Have you ever met a fictional character who GETS you, the sort where meeting them feels like coming home and reading their story is like talking to your best friend?
That, my friends, is Lazlo Strange.
This boy, librarian who broke his nose on fairy tales, little boy who played Tizerkane in the orchard, dreamer whose dreams made the Muse of Nightmares feel safe, man who was happy for his rival and helped him even though he would have loved to see him taken down--THIS is the guy I love.
I love the other characters, too, especially Eril-Fane and Azareen (their story is so heartbreaking and sad and I just want to hug them.) I love the prose. I love the setting. I even loved the romance this time, even more so than before, because I love Sarai too--this girl who feels so much and just wants to do the right thing, but who is so, so tired.
BUT LAZLO.
Words cannot describe my feelings for this boy.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I read this 536 page book in one day.
That’s right. One day of wading through glorious and gorgeous prose. One day invested in the beauty that was this atmosphere and the world that Laini Taylor created for this story. One day spent in the company of the brilliant and lovable and so, so unconventional Lazlo Strange.
This story had twists. It went up and down and round and round and doubled back on itself and took forever to get to the point. But it was character driven. So, so character driven. Every character had a story and every character served a purpose and oh, I’ve never found a story that dealt with the emotional trauma of every person involved quite to this extent. I loved everyone and sympathized with everyone and THIS IS REAL LIFE.
Glorious.
5 brilliant stars.