Nov. 10th, 2011

cybermule: (books)
This was good. Margaret Atwood is always good. But I like her so much better when she's funny than when she's mainly worthy.
cybermule: (books)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deathless-Catherynne-M-Valente/dp/0765326302

This was good. A fairytale. But a feminist fairytale. With Soviet history.

See ehat it does - Russian folklore, Russian history. More Russian than Borscht + Blinis + vodka for supper.

I guess more than anything it reminded me of Angela Carter in that it was a rich and sensual fairytale. Took a couple of goes to really get started, then I couldn't stop. And that reminds me that my only criticism is that it's a bit like Christmas cake or rich drak chocolate - occasionally I'd feel like I had one of those binge-fuelled rich-food headaches.

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