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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes
To me, part of the bookclub is about learning about the scope of written work in the world so I'm going to throw my third nomination away to that end on this one.
]The Mythopoeic Award is awarded for outstanding works in the fields of myth, fantasy, and the scholarly study of these areas.
I'm nominating The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente. It's the first of two books. It's long, over 600 pages. It's not the easiest read. But if you love myth and folklore and aren't afraid of phrases that aren't easily digested then you would probably enjoy this book. It was one of my favourite books I read in 2011.
The two books one the award in 2008. |
I was going to nominate
Waking the Moon which won that award in 1996 - especially as I'm reading it now.
I have a few books by Catherynne M. Valente. Maybe one day I'll actually get to reading one of them.
