Book review - Deathless (Catherynne M. Valente)

[cybermule]

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.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

If it's reminiscent of Angela Carter, that's good enough for me


(Says the dingbat behind the cookie-eating firewall)

[cybermule.livejournal.com]

Hey there - how are you over there in the world of work? :)

And yeah, I think you might like it.

[nyarbaggytep.livejournal.com]

Sounds interesting!