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corrie's review
5.0
Well then… I’m dumbstruck by the beauty of this book. Tanith Lee writing as her alter-ego Esther Garber has found a place in my heart. I loved everything about Fatal Women: The Esther Garber Novellas, just every single story. I can’t begin to describe my feelings even though I’m full to bursting with them. So yeah, a very good book renders me basically into a cavewoman. What I do know is that this book has spoiled me for a great many reads in my future because sadly not many can compare.
Wikipedia about the author’s style:
“Lee's style is frequently remarked upon for its use of rich poetic prose and striking imagery. Critics describe her style as weird, lush, vibrant, exotic, erotic, rich, elegant, perverse, and darkly beautiful. The technique she uses is very descriptive and poetic which works well with the themes she uses in her mythical stories. She has been praised for her ability to balance her weird style with the challenges of writing a faraway world, but some critics counter that her style is not always easy on the reader; she sometimes leaves the reader with unanswered questions that could have easily been answered if she had gone into greater detail.”
f/f sensual but not explicit in any way
Themes: wow, this goes straight to my top 5 of 2018, I’m completely enamoured by her weirdness, I know I’m not explaining this book very well but it’s something you can only find out by reading it yourself.
I suggest you pay attention to what Mavis Haut explains in the afterword of the book because it only adds to the experience.
5 stars don’t do it enough justice.
Wikipedia about the author’s style:
“Lee's style is frequently remarked upon for its use of rich poetic prose and striking imagery. Critics describe her style as weird, lush, vibrant, exotic, erotic, rich, elegant, perverse, and darkly beautiful. The technique she uses is very descriptive and poetic which works well with the themes she uses in her mythical stories. She has been praised for her ability to balance her weird style with the challenges of writing a faraway world, but some critics counter that her style is not always easy on the reader; she sometimes leaves the reader with unanswered questions that could have easily been answered if she had gone into greater detail.”
f/f sensual but not explicit in any way
Themes: wow, this goes straight to my top 5 of 2018, I’m completely enamoured by her weirdness, I know I’m not explaining this book very well but it’s something you can only find out by reading it yourself.
I suggest you pay attention to what Mavis Haut explains in the afterword of the book because it only adds to the experience.
5 stars don’t do it enough justice.
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