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The Labyrinth (Hardcover)

by Catherynne M. Valente (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 184 pages
  • Publisher: Prime Books (15 Aug 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1894815653
  • ISBN-13: 978-1894815659
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 14.5 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 462,772 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Here Monsters are hidden ... A lyrical anti-quest through a conscious maze without center, borders, or escape--a dark pilgrim's progress through a landscape of vicious Angels, plague houses, crocodile-prophets, tragic chess-sets, and the mind of an unraveling woman, driven on by the mocking guide who seeks to destroy as much as save. Enter the world of the Labyrinth, where Doors do not wait to be opened, but hunt you in the night. This is Zarathustra in Wonderland, a puzzle which defies solution, a twisted path through language and madness... But where will you hide?

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Still reeling from the experience of reading this book, 14 Jan 2007
By A. D. MacFarlane (England, UK) - See all my reviews
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"Look closely. This is not the Way."

This is what you need to know about this book:

The language is beautiful, poetically so. The plot is tucked away within it, not always apparent.

Do not read this book if you want a simple, linear plot, with straightforward language. Do not read this book if you are afraid to think.

If you want to enjoy Valente's skill with language, to admire the way she weaves a plot into and out of it, then read this book; if you're not afraid to take a risk with something that's probably very different to anything else you've read, then read this book.

I was absolutely blown away by it; other people don't get it.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, 12 April 2009
By rubbah "rubbah" (Hertfordshire) - See all my reviews
I finished the labyrinth a couple of days ago and I'm still thinking about it, which is a good sign. This is certainly not a book that you can just read through, or even read more than 2 or 3 chapers in a row., and so despite being a short novel, it took me toe same time as it would to read a book twice it's size. plot? basicaly the unnamed narrator is trying to escape the doors and meets various creatures along the way;chess pieces who can't play chess, etc. She cannot remember ever not being in the labyrinth and she is slowly descending into madness.
Overall, I enjoyed the Labyrinth and I'm glad I read it, though I love the Orphan's Tales books a lot more. I'm definitely going to look out for more of valente's work.
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