The Memory Theater, by Karin Tidbeck Synopsis: A series of fairytale vingettes linked via a narrative thread Book Review: For what it is, this is a pretty good book. The fairytales are distinctive and imaginative, while being solidly in the traditional fae aesthetic. Each individual vignette is strongly focused visually and thematically on its particular scene. They are really neat snapshots that I'm sure will stick with me for quite a while. I enjoyed all of them. There is even a theater troupe within the book (the titular "Memory Theater") that goes around recreating such vignettes within the text, which is a neat touch! The fae themselves are fantastic. They are exactly how you'd think of 2-year-olds with nigh-infinite power. They are completely innocent, because they are so unaware of the internal experiences of others. This makes them absolutely evil, of course, much like 2-year-olds would be if they weren't tiny and helpless. It's easy to hate their evil, but it's hard to hate
SF/F Review – The Memory Theater
SF/F Review – The Memory Theater
SF/F Review – The Memory Theater
The Memory Theater, by Karin Tidbeck Synopsis: A series of fairytale vingettes linked via a narrative thread Book Review: For what it is, this is a pretty good book. The fairytales are distinctive and imaginative, while being solidly in the traditional fae aesthetic. Each individual vignette is strongly focused visually and thematically on its particular scene. They are really neat snapshots that I'm sure will stick with me for quite a while. I enjoyed all of them. There is even a theater troupe within the book (the titular "Memory Theater") that goes around recreating such vignettes within the text, which is a neat touch! The fae themselves are fantastic. They are exactly how you'd think of 2-year-olds with nigh-infinite power. They are completely innocent, because they are so unaware of the internal experiences of others. This makes them absolutely evil, of course, much like 2-year-olds would be if they weren't tiny and helpless. It's easy to hate their evil, but it's hard to hate