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Death's Country
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*I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks for the free book*
"Death's Country" is a queer Orpheus and Euridyce retelling with a strong focus on Latinx folklore and a love for David Bowie, it is also written in verse. The story is somewhat predictable but the various references to music, to Dante, to literature, to modern politics (in the Underworld they meet a soul from Kyiv, for example) made this a really interesting read. As I said, it was a bit predictable and it really annoyed me that the characters are supposed to be teenagers but behaved much more maturely (I always want to add 10 years to their in-story age!), but otherwise quite the nice retelling. I enjoyed it!
4 stars
"Death's Country" is a queer Orpheus and Euridyce retelling with a strong focus on Latinx folklore and a love for David Bowie, it is also written in verse. The story is somewhat predictable but the various references to music, to Dante, to literature, to modern politics (in the Underworld they meet a soul from Kyiv, for example) made this a really interesting read. As I said, it was a bit predictable and it really annoyed me that the characters are supposed to be teenagers but behaved much more maturely (I always want to add 10 years to their in-story age!), but otherwise quite the nice retelling. I enjoyed it!
4 stars
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Reading Progress
Finished Reading
January 29, 2024
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Started Reading
January 31, 2024
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Finished Reading
March 17, 2024
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