Monday, May 16, 2011

2011 book 111

Catherynne Valente's Deathless
In this great (but somewhat unsettling) novel, Valente retells some Russian folk tales--specifically, the story of Koschei the Deathless and the warrior woman Marya Morevna--and sets them during the rise of Communism. But this isn't just a simple fairy tale--like I said, at times it's unsettling. And at other times I was wholly caught up in the story--Valente's language is very poetic. OK, back to vacationing. A-.

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