![]() ![]() I haven’t read the previous book, The Encyclopedia of Early Earth, but this book stands on its own–while dropping enough hints that I want to pick up the earlier book to get an even richer understanding of this story. ![]() A book that starts with a creation story of “In the beginning there was the world / And it was weird” is going to immediately jump in my estimation. ![]() From the page layouts to the narration, the design and writing of this book perfectly fits its story, even when it deviates from the norm. I’m a sucker for experiments in story telling, and I love how this book is structured. And best of all, the two women reaching for each other: no attempt to disguise the queer content. It looks even more gorgeous in person, with the text in shining gold letters. Once I had it in my hands, I was stunned by the cover alone. I was already hooked from the premise: a graphic novel retelling of the Arabian Nights featuring a woman who has fallen in love with her maid. I don’t think I’ve ever been so giddy from the first pages of a book. I have to read it a couple pages at a time or I get overwhelmed. The art! The narration! The surreal worldbuilding! The f/f couple in the middle of it!!! The feminism! The cleverness! Like, I actually can’t handle it. I can’t get through a page without cackling or exclaiming. I literally cannot handle how much I like this book. I have to start this with my Goodreads status update from 5 pages in: ![]()
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