William Ray reviewed The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente (Fairyland, #1)
Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father …
Review of 'The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A brilliant work, and I do not mean that lightly. An early moment in the book was so poignant I had to stop reading for a moment and just savor that one scene.
It reads like an old fashioned children's story, in the vein of Alice in Wonderland, but has a depth and poetry to it that rivals, if not exceeds, the classics. For lovers of fantasy, this is a book you must read.