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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)

Catherynne M. Valente

Start date: March 1, 2016

Finish date: March 31, 2016

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Dec 19, 2015 Raúl López rated it it was amazing

Such an amazing, magical story filled with some of the best characters I've read about. It was quirky and beautifully written and even though I got lost in some parts (completely my fault) I still enjoyed this journey so much. September is such a great main character that possesses so many great qualities. I'm surprised this was middle grade, I feel like as an adult I was able to appreciate it more than if I were the target audience. I can't wait to continue on with this series. ...more

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Mar 07, 2016 Wendy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2016, owned-hard-copy

I loved absolutely everything about this book. I picked it up because I had heard a couple of people talking about it, and I will be purchasing the rest of the books in this series as soon as I can. September is a wonderful character, and she is so brave and strong and lovely and empathetic and I just loved her a lot. Also, a wyvern with a library for a father? Yes, please! This was so whimsical and the writing is utterly beautiful. It doesn't shy away from the darkness that makes a really good ...more

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Jan 07, 2016 Samantha Ania rated it it was amazing

Shelves: re-read-favorites

This is still a book I would love to memorize and carry around with me always.

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Aug 02, 2016 Beck rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: female-scifi-fantasy

3.5 stars.
It took me quite a while to get into this book, I may have given up if it weren't for the great reviews- it wasn't that it was bad, it was quite sweet and funny, but it didn't seem massively original and I wasn't sure where the story was going, it just wasn't one of those books where you can't put it down. I felt like at the end of every chapter I had to make a conscious effort to keep on reading, and a lot of the time I just read one chapter and then went and did something else becaus ...more

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Jul 17, 2019 Catherine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

What an interesting journey this book took me on. SO MUCH happened in it that I’m still kinda gobsmacked. Valente’s writing is really on point and very imaginative. I don’t know how she thinks of these things!
I love the friends that September meets along the way and the lessons that she learns. Not your typical kids book since I didn’t feel like there were a lot of obvious moral lessons that dragged out. I really didn’t know what September was gonna do half the time and I loved how everything c ...more

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