Comfort Me with Apples

by Catherynne M. Valente (duplicate)

112 pages

English language

Published Feb. 27, 2021 by Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-81620-7

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(19 reviews)

2 editions

Mickey reviewed Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (duplicate)

Review of 'Comfort Me With Apples' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

3.5/5

This book had such beautiful prose it really drew me in from the start. Everything was suppose to be perfect, but overtime cracks begin to form over the perfect veneer of Sophia’s world.

I enjoyed the tumble into the strangeness, the odd things that happened and the peculiar neighbors in the community. It felt so surreal and clearly wrong and yet Sophia kept trying to pretend it was all okay. I was excited to figure out what was happening and when it finally came together I was honestly a bit disappointed. It was a bit too religious for my liking and I kind of wish I knew the concept ahead of time.

But despite the ending I still think it was a good book otherwise. The prose was beautiful and I wish we had something more in that style as I would have otherwise loved it!

bee reviewed Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (duplicate)

Review of 'Comfort Me With Apples' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

4.5 stars. i have a sneaking suspicion that Valente will become one of my favorite authors.

Books That Burn reviewed Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (duplicate)

Review of 'Comfort Me with Apples' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

COMFORT ME WITH APPLES is a story of trouble in paradise, when Sophia finds something out of place and begins to question everything she knows about her life.

The worldbuilding is amazing, deftly layered through lists of community rules and the details of Sophia’s explorations. Sophia is a bit saccharine as a character, I prefer more of an edge to protagonists, but her sweetness is important to the plot and is used very well.

I love the ending, it ties things up neatly in a way that suits the story as a whole.

COMFORT ME WITH APPLES is a story of trouble in paradise, when Sophia finds something out of place and begins to question everything she knows about her life. The worldbuilding is amazing, deftly layered through lists of community rules and the details of Sophia’s explorations. Sophia is a bit saccharine as a character, I prefer more of an edge to protagonists, but her sweetness is important to the plot and is used very well. I love the ending, it ties things up neatly in a way that suits the story as a whole.