A review by topdragon
Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente

2.0

I'm afraid you'll have to count me among those who just didn't "get" this one. That is not to say that there are no redeeming qualities here. The prose, for example. I have never encountered prose quite so elegant that it is really, in fact, poetry. Reading this novel is like reading a dream. Vivid moments connected by strange and surreal images. My experience was with the audio format which was beautifully done, the narrator having done a fine job. But I got lost so many times I really struggled to continue with it. For me there was no sense of waiting to find out what would happen next because I couldn't really sort out what was happening now or had just happened.

If you like straight forward stories, plot twists, a plot that build towards a climax, etc. then you'll have to look elsewhere. If you're up for an experimental reading experience then by all means give this one a try.