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A review by saidtheraina
Eartha by Cathy Malkasian
3.0
I wasn't sure if I would like this story. At first glance, the art didn't blow me away, and, once I started reading, the world took some getting used to.
I'm glad I persevered, though. This world is a bit bizarro, but has plenty of thematic parallels to (my) world, and the story goes someplace and wraps up neatly. Eartha herself is a character I'd be able to cosplay well if I did more of that kind of thing. I loved the dreamy little world Eartha starts in - it felt like a maze - and of course the Scriptorium is gah.
It made me think about the messages we surround ourselves with (SOOO real in the age of social media), and how we treat people's inner lives and fantasies, and how we consume information in the first place.
Worth a read.
I'm glad I persevered, though. This world is a bit bizarro, but has plenty of thematic parallels to (my) world, and the story goes someplace and wraps up neatly. Eartha herself is a character I'd be able to cosplay well if I did more of that kind of thing. I loved the dreamy little world Eartha starts in - it felt like a maze - and of course the Scriptorium is gah.
It made me think about the messages we surround ourselves with (SOOO real in the age of social media), and how we treat people's inner lives and fantasies, and how we consume information in the first place.
Worth a read.