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Another 3.5 star book.
I had decided not to read this back when it was first recommended to me and having now read it and enjoyed, I think that was probably the right choice. It's something I probably would have really enjoyed 10-15 years ago but has by now lost some of its luster conceptually. It's still a great contemporary take on the classic Alice in Wonderland/Phantom Tollbooth formula though, in the same ballpark as The City of Dreaming Books. It really is the same formula, and nothing here ...more
I had decided not to read this back when it was first recommended to me and having now read it and enjoyed, I think that was probably the right choice. It's something I probably would have really enjoyed 10-15 years ago but has by now lost some of its luster conceptually. It's still a great contemporary take on the classic Alice in Wonderland/Phantom Tollbooth formula though, in the same ballpark as The City of Dreaming Books. It really is the same formula, and nothing here ...more
It did get better as it went on, but it wasn't really my style in the end.
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And just like that, I have a new book on my favorites list. This story is imaginative, touching, funny, and clever. Valente tells a beautiful story, never pretending this idea of a fairyland is new but always making it feel fresh and exciting. The language alone is enchanting; the richness of the characters and the depth of the details left me desperate for more.
Book 2 is arriving on Tuesday but how do I wait until then?? I still feel half in Fairyland...
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