by Catherynne M. Valente
Valente's lovely prose is excellent. I've read a few of the short stories in this collection before, though I think they were edited and expanded for this publishing. In some cases that expansion works really well and adds to the story in other cases I thinkb it detracts. Fade to White being one of ...
This isn't the first time that I've tried to read something by Catherynne Valente, but it's the first time I've finished a book by her. Her novels were too "much" for me, but the short story and poem format worked really well, and each story or poem brought new wonders. Having just (literally, just)...