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Quick Take On A Short Book: Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

During a recent trip to the library, I picked up a couple of intriguing short works of fiction.  I finished the first, Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. V...

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The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home (Fairyland #5) by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

An absolute gem! I adore this series. And I honestly think I like listening to it better than reading it. Valente's imagination combined with her voice and pers...

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The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

A book, like the first, full of wonderful language, description, and imagination; a mix of fairy tale, epic quest, reworked mythology and coming of age story. G...

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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

I loved everything about this audio book. The story is a wonderful blend of fairytale, epic quest, and fantasy adventure. It is full of gorgeous language, imagi...

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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I loved everything about this audio book. The story is a wonderful blend of fairytale, epic quest, and fantasy adventure. It is full of gorgeous language, imagi...

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He missed you

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

He missed you like a fish in a bowl misses the open sea. ― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

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