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A review by nuevecuervos
The Habitation of the Blessed by Catherynne M. Valente
5.0
I know I've waxed ecstatic about Cat Valente's work before, and how she is 100% cracked in the head and I love her. And if I didn't know it already, I would know that now, because oh shit; this book was destined for my 'batshittery ahoy' bookshelf. I can only imagine that the experience was enhanced by the fact that I listened to the audiobook, and the narrator was outstanding.
There are many levels of Christian-colonizer narrative hidden in this fantastic thing, and I feel as though it was overly appropriate for the approaching Indigenous People's Day. But the prose, homg, she KILLS me. I love how she smashes words together and creates these gorgeous passages that I wish I could just yell at people so they can love them as much as I do. And that end!! oof.
Anyway, recommended so much.
There are many levels of Christian-colonizer narrative hidden in this fantastic thing, and I feel as though it was overly appropriate for the approaching Indigenous People's Day. But the prose, homg, she KILLS me. I love how she smashes words together and creates these gorgeous passages that I wish I could just yell at people so they can love them as much as I do. And that end!! oof.
Anyway, recommended so much.