comfort me with apples catherynne m valente

And climbing the stairs is a feat that seems to take hours. Her feet dangle when she sits at the kitchen table to eat. For example, Sophia kept referring to her house as huge. I spent most of the story trying to figure out what was going on, and even though I had some early theories, the author throws in all sorts of things that threw me off. Valente blends Greek and biblical mythology but twists them into her own creation.

When she discovers a small bone stuck in the kitchen knife block, Sophia begins to wonder if her perfect life isn’t so perfect after all… She takes pride in cleaning their house from top to bottom, preparing her husband delicious meals, and behaving perfectly in front of her neighbors.īut one day Sophia’s happiness begins to crack when she discovers something unsettling: in a locked drawer in her vanity she finds a huge, bristled hairbrush and a coarse lock of black hair, neither of which belong to her. She wakes up each morning happy to be alive, anticipating the arrival of her husband after work. She lives with her husband in an exclusive gated community called Arcadia Gardens, where strict rules keep everyone safe and happy. Readers who have trouble with “weird,” though, may find the story too bizarre, but the novella length works well in this case, and Valente creates an interesting mystery that grips the reader and doesn’t let go.Īnd because of this mystery, there’s barely anything I can tell you about the plot. Comfort Me With Apples is another weird and wonderful creation of hers and I loved it. Rather, she creates scenarios that would never occur to me, she’s that unique. Her stories are not your normal, run of the mill variety. Valente, it’s that she always surprises me.

If there’s one thing I can count on with Catherynne M. The nitty-gritty: A clever and surprising mystery steeped in myth, Comfort Me With Apples is told in Catherynne M. Published by Tordotcom on November 9 2021 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Comfort me with apples catherynne m valente