"La Serenissima" by Catherynne M. Valente
Jun. 28th, 2008 02:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
"La Serenissima" by Catherynne M. Valente is gorgeous. The plot meanders dreamily at first, but by the end it all makes perfect sense. Magic is woven throughout in the thread of words and I love the revised Church. I don't think I understand it but I admire and revel. Valente's short-form pieces seem to be working much better for me than her poetry or novel; I've read snippets of both and they fit together like made-in-China jigsaw pieces, unfortunately shaped the same and thus impossible to complete.
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Date: 2008-07-01 12:42 pm (UTC)I'm not trying to bully you into reading it or anything. Just curious as to reading experiences.
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Date: 2008-07-01 10:01 pm (UTC)And I will definitely finish reading the book. By the end of summer, at least, heh.