Psyche loved Love himself, and lost him. She became Echo, who disappeared, became only a voice, Eurydice, who faded when Orpheus looked back, Persephone, stolen, a queen only in darkness, and Demeter, a goddess, a mother, Psyche still. Psyche, which means soul. A modern blending of several lovely myths, and a great story about a young woman's quest to find herself, Psyche in a Dress is a gorgeous book, poetic and well written. Not one of those books that make you want to give the main character a good shaking and some advice, while you're reading it at least. Once you finish the book and think about it for a minute you might want to, but the book is told in such a dreamlike fashion that you just go with it. Doesn't keep you on the edge of your seat, but the beautiful storytelling more than makes up for it in my opinon. Greek myths make great stories and this book is no exeption. Psyche in a Dress is one of my favorite books, as much as I have them. I love this author. Her books have beautiful imagery, great characters, and tend to blur the line between reality and fantasy a lot, which I love. Psyche in a Dress is, in my opinion, one of her best books. Lovely, simply lovely. Purr.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Psyche in a Dress
By Francesca Lia Block
Psyche loved Love himself, and lost him. She became Echo, who disappeared, became only a voice, Eurydice, who faded when Orpheus looked back, Persephone, stolen, a queen only in darkness, and Demeter, a goddess, a mother, Psyche still. Psyche, which means soul. A modern blending of several lovely myths, and a great story about a young woman's quest to find herself, Psyche in a Dress is a gorgeous book, poetic and well written. Not one of those books that make you want to give the main character a good shaking and some advice, while you're reading it at least. Once you finish the book and think about it for a minute you might want to, but the book is told in such a dreamlike fashion that you just go with it. Doesn't keep you on the edge of your seat, but the beautiful storytelling more than makes up for it in my opinon. Greek myths make great stories and this book is no exeption. Psyche in a Dress is one of my favorite books, as much as I have them. I love this author. Her books have beautiful imagery, great characters, and tend to blur the line between reality and fantasy a lot, which I love. Psyche in a Dress is, in my opinion, one of her best books. Lovely, simply lovely. Purr.
Psyche loved Love himself, and lost him. She became Echo, who disappeared, became only a voice, Eurydice, who faded when Orpheus looked back, Persephone, stolen, a queen only in darkness, and Demeter, a goddess, a mother, Psyche still. Psyche, which means soul. A modern blending of several lovely myths, and a great story about a young woman's quest to find herself, Psyche in a Dress is a gorgeous book, poetic and well written. Not one of those books that make you want to give the main character a good shaking and some advice, while you're reading it at least. Once you finish the book and think about it for a minute you might want to, but the book is told in such a dreamlike fashion that you just go with it. Doesn't keep you on the edge of your seat, but the beautiful storytelling more than makes up for it in my opinon. Greek myths make great stories and this book is no exeption. Psyche in a Dress is one of my favorite books, as much as I have them. I love this author. Her books have beautiful imagery, great characters, and tend to blur the line between reality and fantasy a lot, which I love. Psyche in a Dress is, in my opinion, one of her best books. Lovely, simply lovely. Purr.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)