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azurelunatic) wrote2020-07-08 09:19 pm
azurelunatic) wrote2020-07-08 09:19 pm
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In a spaceship of her own making...
Having now read both Space Opera and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making, I understand what norabombay said about Catherynne Valente's writing.
There is an extremely strong narrative voice. The narrator is talking to you. The narrator is omniscient and has opinions.
I imagine that for people who are accustomed to only a nearly-invisible third person narrator, this is jarring. I was raised on enough old-fashioned books to be comfortable with this kind of narrator, so I don't find it excessively precious. I enjoy it.
norabombay said about Catherynne Valente's writing. There is an extremely strong narrative voice. The narrator is talking to you. The narrator is omniscient and has opinions.
I imagine that for people who are accustomed to only a nearly-invisible third person narrator, this is jarring. I was raised on enough old-fashioned books to be comfortable with this kind of narrator, so I don't find it excessively precious. I enjoy it.