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La Bambina Che Divenne La Regina Di Fairyland (2013)

by Catherynne M. Valente(Favorite Author)

4.09 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

SPERLING & KUPFER

review 1: Why Read: I mostly chose these books for the reason of an author bond. Normally upon finding a new author that I absolutely adore, I feel the need to read as many books as I possibly can. In Catherynne Valente’s case, this stemmed from ‘Labyrinth’, her first novel that is available for free (I KNOW, difficult to believe) on her After having read the other 3 books in the trilogy, I found this Prequel a little harder to get into. Perhaps it was because I was more attached to the character of the other three books, September, than Mallow. The plot development was iffy at best, and it read similarly to the other three books, which I enjoyed. Characterwise- it was actually really great to get more insight into the main villain of the other books. I found the book not as g... morereat as the other books and for all you lucky readers, that’s convenient for you. Why? Because it’s not necessary to read for the rest of the series. All in all, the 4 books really were great. It was reminiscent of the Narnia books for me. The stories were just as riveting, if not better, because the component of religion that hovers not-so-subtly in C.S. Lewis’s work. But I think if I had to choose just one idea or facet of these books to recommend to someone else, I would choose character development without a doubt. Throughout all of the books, there is nothing more pronounced than the slow growing up of a girl who can’t seem to let go of the world that drags her in piece by piece. This is even more pronounced by the element of Saturday, the boy who has more than one of himself wandering the world. Looking at our futures and seeing what we will become can sometimes be the worst of all. Why would you want to see that? Saturday understands this more than most, and although the books don’t really address this until the final third part in the trilogy, the wait is worth it. If you’re looking for something that really takes apart a child’s growth, and the hands of childhood that seem to grasp the tightest – you won’t find any book better to read.
review 2: This is a short story, available only as a download, meant as a teaser for the rest of Valente's Fairyland series, I guess. It's marketed for children, but I wonder if that's really who it's meant for--it's too full of strange ominousness, random nonsense, the dreamlike overflow of an slightly mad imagination. There's a ride to a World Foul (instead of World Fair) in a carriageless horse, but those are the most benign and down-to-earth of the oddnesses. I don't know quite what to make of it, but I'm willing to go on to the first book in the series and see what it's like. less

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