Wayong answers “Should i read the Lunar Chronicles or not?...”

Liv asked this question about Heartless:

Should i read the Lunar Chronicles or not? I've heard they're good, but i'm still not sure...

Wayong Weiss I've read many fantasy, scifi, speculative fiction & magic realism novels (along w/non genre books, animal themed & children w/special needs as main c…moreI've read many fantasy, scifi, speculative fiction & magic realism novels (along w/non genre books, animal themed & children w/special needs as main characters & nonfiction). Saying that, I've found Marissa's Lunar Chronicles among the most unique books, esp. fairytale oriented novels (see: Terri Windling's & Ellen Kushner's recommendations).

(They're not as intense as say, Carolyn Turgeon's fairytale-oriented novels or Margo Lanagan's surrealist fairytales. Much to the contrary, Turgeon's & Lanagan's books are NOT for children & most young adults/those who don't read poetry or surrealist fiction/weird fiction.)

If you've read Westerfield's Leviathan series, Phillip Reeve's Hungry City Chronicles, Naomi Novik's Uprooted and Victoria Schwab's books & enjoyed them more than say, Hunger Games or another mainstream series, you probably will enjoy the Luner Chronicles.(less)

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