moosepathleague 's review for:

Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente

3.0

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To be fair, I didn't get far; it's not my cup of tea. That said, Valente's language and storytelling skill are superb. She polishes each sentence or phrase until it shines, or until it has left a paper thin stiletto blade across your skin that's bleeding. The feel of this was anger, as if she was writing it in a caffeine-driven rage, pounding out the words as fast or faster than she could write. Furthermore, the premise is hysterical and the way the story came to be written is what I love about this modern world. Don't be put off by my ambivalence toward sci-fi.