R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 7/2/2012 + 1438 more book reviews

My first read by Catherynne M. Valente was Palimpsest and I did not like it at all. Fortunately for me, I try to give every author at least two chances. I'm so glad that I did. I remember that a character in that novel was called November. However, another reviewer reminded me that she referred to The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making about a girl named September who travels to fairyland. The book was actually written later and won the Andre Norton Award as well as Culture Geek Best Web Fiction of the Decade. I so enjoyed it. While it's a children's book, it may well become a fantasy classic. It takes us to a fairyland possibly existing during WWII. There are so many wonderful creatures that children (and adults like me) adore such as wild bicycles (acting like wild horses, of course,) a boy named Saturday and a dragon who loves books. The three hope to vanquish an evil Marquess so fairyland can become what it once was. Wonderful, wonderful read.

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