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A lot of "retellings" end up reading like historical fiction or magical realism, which is all well and good when one is in the mood for that. So what I liked most about Deathless was how it read like a novel-length fairy tale. Sure, it took place during modern times - Russia during the 1920s to 1950s - but overall I felt as if I was reading a fairy tale being retold by a contemporary storyteller as opposed to historical fantasy inspired by a fairy tale.
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