Review: Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter
4 stars.
So, I love Russia, and that is primarily why I picked up this book in the first place. I am very happy to report that I did not come away disappointed. The fairytale was so well carried out--weirdness and all--and the writing style was absolutely phenomenal.
Books for younger audiences can still have layers of meaning, they can still be beautifully crafted works of art. Literature need not be dumbed down for teenagers--and it shouldn't be, or else kids will never want to branch out into the classics. This was a wonderful, delightful read, and I enjoyed it immensely because it was so unique in a world of special snowflakes and trashy romance novels. Porter wrote some art and made it available to the public. It felt like a Russian fairytale rather than simply the retelling of one.
*find me on Goodreads @ goodreads.com/hattiejean*
So, I love Russia, and that is primarily why I picked up this book in the first place. I am very happy to report that I did not come away disappointed. The fairytale was so well carried out--weirdness and all--and the writing style was absolutely phenomenal.
Books for younger audiences can still have layers of meaning, they can still be beautifully crafted works of art. Literature need not be dumbed down for teenagers--and it shouldn't be, or else kids will never want to branch out into the classics. This was a wonderful, delightful read, and I enjoyed it immensely because it was so unique in a world of special snowflakes and trashy romance novels. Porter wrote some art and made it available to the public. It felt like a Russian fairytale rather than simply the retelling of one.
*find me on Goodreads @ goodreads.com/hattiejean*
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