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A review by kauliflower
Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
this book was odd, in good and bad ways.
the writing was beautiful and captured the eerie setting we're placed in, the tension was built perfectly and the horror aspects were added smoothly - but the book was just too short for it to pay off well. the ending was clunky and misguided at best, it did not feel like a horror book and there were many many questions (or even just basic world building points) left unanswered, it was definitely interesting and i would've liked to read more about it (again.. a longer book) but it fell so flat in the atmosphere the author had already created.
edit; also.. the ending was so so so sudden! i did mention this by saying it was clunky but oh my god. one page you were left in the dark, still wondering but getting small (and effective) hints, and then the next everything's been spelt out for you; by the end of the book everything is quite literally explained to you and it rips the eerie feeling right out.. it's disappointing.
the writing was beautiful and captured the eerie setting we're placed in, the tension was built perfectly and the horror aspects were added smoothly - but the book was just too short for it to pay off well. the ending was clunky and misguided at best, it did not feel like a horror book and there were many many questions (or even just basic world building points) left unanswered, it was definitely interesting and i would've liked to read more about it (again.. a longer book) but it fell so flat in the atmosphere the author had already created.
edit; also.. the ending was so so so sudden! i did mention this by saying it was clunky but oh my god. one page you were left in the dark, still wondering but getting small (and effective) hints, and then the next everything's been spelt out for you; by the end of the book everything is quite literally explained to you and it rips the eerie feeling right out.. it's disappointing.