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readerette 's review for:
The Bear and the Nightingale
by Katherine Arden
adventurous
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think the attempts to weave in aspects of myth and fairy tale weren't always smooth, but overall it was an entertaining read. The stepmother seemed particularly fragmented as a character, being as evil or stupid or fragile as any given plot point required for no coherent reason. Beautiful imagery. Should have been at least 25% shorter.
Also the description of this book makes it seem like the stepmother ruins life in the village, but it's not. She doesn't help matters, but she's a victim, like the rest of the villagers, of a different stranger (and of their own desires for the world to be simpler than it is) who provides the gateway for evil to take root.
Also the description of this book makes it seem like the stepmother ruins life in the village, but it's not. She doesn't help matters, but she's a victim, like the rest of the villagers, of a different stranger (and of their own desires for the world to be simpler than it is) who provides the gateway for evil to take root.