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Upon finishing this strange and lovely book, my first thought was, "Wow. That was beautiful."
I was immediately hooked by Ava's first words in the Prologue:
"To many, I was myth incarnate, the embodiment of a most superb legend, a fairy tale. Some considered me a monster, a mutation. To my great misfortune, I was once mistaken for an angel. To my mother, I was everything. To my father, nothing at all. To my grandmother, I was a daily reminder of loves long lost. But I knew the truth--deep down, I ...more
I was immediately hooked by Ava's first words in the Prologue:
"To many, I was myth incarnate, the embodiment of a most superb legend, a fairy tale. Some considered me a monster, a mutation. To my great misfortune, I was once mistaken for an angel. To my mother, I was everything. To my father, nothing at all. To my grandmother, I was a daily reminder of loves long lost. But I knew the truth--deep down, I ...more
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This book fell on my radar almost a decade ago because of the Goodreads nomination, so I'm glad I finally got around to it. The story of Ava Lavender is quite a tale, mesmerizing and sad but joyful and lovely too. What really makes this book, though, is the story of the women (and some men) who came before her; knowing their stories and how they feed into Ava's experiences is what gives this story the depth that enchants readers like me. The magical realism is pretty special, too, though. There
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This book was just wonderful. I read it in a couple evenings and did not want to put it down.
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