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A review by sunflower_martha
L'Immortale by Catherynne M. Valente
4.0
This is a hard one to review.
Chaotic, lyrical, magical.
I enjoyed the book despite taking some time to adjust to the writing style.
Sometimes I felt like there was so much the author was trying to convey at the same time, different images, metaphors and ideas and it got me confused.
There's also the cultural appropriation to consider. I wasn't bothered by the representation of creatures from the Russian and Slavic folklore the way it's been done here, but I am heavily biased by the fact that I'm not so familiar with that mythology.
I wish I had more background knowledge so I think I will research russian folklore and maybe it's a point in favour if a book makes you want to learn more on a topic.
Overall, it wasn't an easy read but a poetic, evocative one nonetheless. It will stay with me for a while.
Chaotic, lyrical, magical.
I enjoyed the book despite taking some time to adjust to the writing style.
Sometimes I felt like there was so much the author was trying to convey at the same time, different images, metaphors and ideas and it got me confused.
There's also the cultural appropriation to consider. I wasn't bothered by the representation of creatures from the Russian and Slavic folklore the way it's been done here, but I am heavily biased by the fact that I'm not so familiar with that mythology.
I wish I had more background knowledge so I think I will research russian folklore and maybe it's a point in favour if a book makes you want to learn more on a topic.
Overall, it wasn't an easy read but a poetic, evocative one nonetheless. It will stay with me for a while.