Deathless Audiobook

" I remember reading this, and I remember giving it four stars. But I was looking for my review today, and it's disappeared (probably because of that Amazon thingy). "

" A delightful romp through Communist Russia viewed through the lens of fairy tale characters that communism couldn't eradicate from the mind of the Russian people. "

" Couldn't get into it at all "

" My review of this book can be found at Escape Pod "

" Really excellent. I got the same sense of wonder that I used to from fantasy, and I loved how all the characters were drawn. Really one of the best books I've read this year. "

" It has been so long since I have read a book so eloquently written. The language and the writing completely blew me away. I don't think I can put into words how much I loved this novel. "

" I loved this SO MUCH. The combination of history, fairy tale, and interesting characters in complicated but believable relationships is an enormous challenge, and this book gets every element right. Did I weep at the ending - on a plane, next to a stranger? Yes I did. "

" Beautiful writing- surreal, dreamlike quality. Kind of a 'girly' book, but highly entertaining. Not just a love story, but a rumination on war, loss, and fairy tales all at the same time. "

" Gorgeous language, begs to be read aloud. Fascinating mix of traditional folk tales and recent history. "

" This one was heavy on the allegorical history lesson and light on the trickster folklore. It was good but not good enough for me to continue. "

" Just a drop-dead gorgeous retelling of a Russian folk tale. The imagery, the prose, and the characters; loved it from start to finish. "

" I didn't care for the writing style and vocabulary.... "

" Four stars for the writing and imagery and creativity. But toward the end I just wanted to finish. Not that I would have cut anything, but just glad to come to the end. Good read, out of my normal genres. "

" I love some of this author's prior work, but this book didn't do much for me. As I read it, I felt like the author had read a guide book on Russian culture and was trying to regurgitate as many facts as she could. "

" Enchanting! I'm so glad to have stumbled across Catherynne Valente's books. "

" Pretentious, irritating and soul-sucking read. More to come later on SF Signal. "

" Starts out strong with a great fairy-tale voice and surrealist world building. Unfortunately those same aspects end up grating by mid-novel. "

" Interesting mythology and beautiful storytelling. I am looking forward to reading her children's book. "

" Lush descriptions of a stark, sometimes brutal world. Moments of exquisite beauty bundled in recursive repetition, much like life. Also, much like life, it went on, the story folded around itself and lies in my head, another egg to warm. "

" It kept me thinking long after I had finished it. Very awesome. "

" Fairy tales without character development cannot be sustained for an entire novel. "

" This is beautifully written. It's heartbreakingly gorgeous. I love a book that stays with me for some time after I've finished it, and I love when a book inspires me to research new things! "

" I had to stop reading partway through because the D/s relationships were too disturbing for me. Valente and I may have irreconcilable differences; I was also unable to finish Palimpsest. I believe that both books have fascinating conceits but actually reading them felt too much like bad trips. "