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The Starless Sea
Feb. 8th, 2020 08:39 pmIf you like books with:
The Starless Sea is not for you.
If, on the other hand, you like books with:
I was introduced to Erin Morgenstern when a friend in high school turned to me and said, "my mom gave me this book but it's really weird, I think you'd like it." And I did, though it turns out Night Circus makes infinitely more sense when a) you are older than 15 and b) you've read it before. I suspect Starless Sea is similar; I desperately want to reread it but it was due back at the library today, whoops (SO SORRY to the person who has the next hold).
It's also a story that is SCREAMING for fic - like, first of all the whole thing is about the meta-narativity and interconnectedness of stories, and second it hits you over the head with the fact that the ending is the beginning of so much more for these characters and this world. But ao3 just confirmed my suspicions - there are all of 2 fics :( there's even an m/m ship with CRAZY chemistry and potential, what more do fic authors want?
I kinda want to live in this book forever, kinda want to cry, kinda want to scream about this for hours on end, but I need to go to this birthday party now and pretend to be a normal person who wasn't just brought to the brink of tears by a happy ending (because it does have a happy ending, and that's not even a spoiler - it is a fairytale, after all, and you can absolutely trust this author).
( whispers )
- logic;
- easy-to-follow storylines;
- characters who only have one name; and/or
- plots that validate your nostalgia
The Starless Sea is not for you.
If, on the other hand, you like books with:
- stories within stories within stories, whether those stories are myths or books or video games or sculptures;
- characters who are lovely in their own right but are also metaphors;
- ancient places that we cannot return to; and/or
- achingly lovely love stories and equally meaningful friendships
I was introduced to Erin Morgenstern when a friend in high school turned to me and said, "my mom gave me this book but it's really weird, I think you'd like it." And I did, though it turns out Night Circus makes infinitely more sense when a) you are older than 15 and b) you've read it before. I suspect Starless Sea is similar; I desperately want to reread it but it was due back at the library today, whoops (SO SORRY to the person who has the next hold).
It's also a story that is SCREAMING for fic - like, first of all the whole thing is about the meta-narativity and interconnectedness of stories, and second it hits you over the head with the fact that the ending is the beginning of so much more for these characters and this world. But ao3 just confirmed my suspicions - there are all of 2 fics :( there's even an m/m ship with CRAZY chemistry and potential, what more do fic authors want?
I kinda want to live in this book forever, kinda want to cry, kinda want to scream about this for hours on end, but I need to go to this birthday party now and pretend to be a normal person who wasn't just brought to the brink of tears by a happy ending (because it does have a happy ending, and that's not even a spoiler - it is a fairytale, after all, and you can absolutely trust this author).
( whispers )
