Oct 15
The Labyrinth
Today I finished reading The Labyrinth by Catherynne M. Valente. I’ve had the book for quite some time, but focus hasn’t been my friend of late. However, once I actually started reading, I couldn’t stop. I went cover-to-cover in two days.
The Labyrinth is very difficult to describe in a little review. It’s a dark and twisted fairy-tale. It’s a bizarre love story of sorts. It’s strange and beautiful. Ultimately, it’s a surreal journey into madness and a fascinating look into the futility of human existence. Valente’s prose are absolutely gorgeous, she perfectly captures the essence of insanity as her heroine walks endlessly through The Labyrinth, not knowing if escape is possible and desperately afraid to hope for such.
It’s a brilliant novel, one of the best I’ve read in awhile.
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The Labryinth as in Jareth the Goblin King and the stolen baby brother?! Omg I love that movie and had no idea it was a book…
No, this is entirely stranger and better.
Ohh, awesome. I’ll have to check it out. I love a good fantasy.
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Speaking up just to say I’m speechless.
I feel it’s a must read.
I don’t read nearly as much as I should, anymore.
So tell me – what would be your top three books?
I will do a list of recommended reading. I couldn’t possibly do a top three.