A review by maximum_moxie
Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente

5.0

I have so many emotions about this book, and that in itself is high praise--I found myself yelling at characters and spouting impressed expletives every two pages. It can be a bit disorienting thanks to its intentional fairy tale setup: I wasn't always sure what was going on, and even now I'm not certain what to think about the ending. But the lyricism of the language, the beautiful descriptions of love and food and death and sex, made it all worth the confusion. More, I learned a lot about Slavic myth, something which the West could really benefit from. Can't recommend this book highly enough.