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A review by actuallyjennah
The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee
4.0
The cover GOT me on this one. I feel like this was about 12 books in one. It was LONG but kept me interested the whole time. I enjoyed the format and how it all unfolded. Despite some of it seeming rather unlikely, it's always plausible enough and follows a thread. Despite not being interested in opera, I found those parts interesting - though I did often skim through the tellings of specific performances. I do think the book could easily be cut down by a third and still be wonderful.
The male author did a great job writing a woman. I also appreciated that there is sex aplenty in the book, but it is not a spicy book. There is one spot where he describes a ballet step implausibly, but I only know this since I am a dancer. I'm choosing to believe the author knows more about opera than ballet and that all the opera intricacies that are important to the plot Are accurate.
The male author did a great job writing a woman. I also appreciated that there is sex aplenty in the book, but it is not a spicy book. There is one spot where he describes a ballet step implausibly, but I only know this since I am a dancer. I'm choosing to believe the author knows more about opera than ballet and that all the opera intricacies that are important to the plot Are accurate.