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    The Past Is Red
    The Past Is Red
    The Past Is Red
    Audiobook5 hours

    The Past Is Red

    Written by Catherynne M. Valente

    Narrated by Penelope Rawlins

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    About this audiobook

    In this enchanting, dark, funny, and angry story, a girl from Garbagetown makes two terrible mistakes: she tells the truth and dares to love the world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateAug 17, 2021
    ISBN9781666532296
    Author

    Catherynne M. Valente

    Catherynne M. Valente is the New York Times bestselling author of over two dozen works of fiction and poetry, including Palimpsest, the Orphan’s Tales series, Deathless, Radiance, and the crowdfunded phenomenon The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (and the four books that followed it). She is the winner of the Andre Norton, Tiptree, Sturgeon, Eugie Foster Memorial, Mythopoeic, Rhysling, Lambda, Locus, and Hugo awards, as well as the Prix Imaginales. Valente has also been a finalist for the Nebula and World Fantasy Awards. She lives on an island off the coast of Maine with a small but growing menagerie of beasts, some of which are human. Find out more on her website and on Twitter!

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    4.5/5

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    Readers find this title to be a powerful and fascinating story, with a mix of sadness, wonder, and everyday joy. The author does an amazing job of portraying the world of Tetly, with its hidden pains and sweetly written moments. The narrator is excellent and brings the story to life. Overall, this book is highly recommended.

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    • 2/5
      Tedious and redundant in a lot of ways that make it hard to get into. I managed to get at least halfway
    • 5/5
      From her hysterical commentary to her heartbreaking tenderness, Tetley won my heart. This book surprised me and was well worth the read ♥️
    • 5/5
      Imaginative, touching, absolutely love the main character and her approach to the challenges of life on what is left of earth ❤️


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      A story of discovery, hope, connection, love, longing, loss and more discovery. Captivating characters. Fantastic world building. Post more than apocalypse.
    • 4/5
      A very powerful book in some ways. I can't say I agree with the main character in a lot of respects, but she and her world are fascinating anyhow. This story was actually much sadder than I was expecting, at least sad to me. The author does an amazing job of imbuing the world of Tetly with a lot of wonder and every day joy, for all her trauma. It's the subtext parts of of her world that are saddest, hidden amongst the obvious pains.
    • 5/5
      This is definitely the author's best work since her Fairyland series, and the narrator was excellent, really brought the story to life. I highly recommend it.
    • 5/5
      Really sad. But so sweetly written, and also often hilarious. And the narrator is great.