![]() Also, as a person with aphantasia, Sasha’s school “exercises” remained firmly outside of my personal comprehension (I cannot even picture a sphere, let alone turn one inside out). The ambiance is bleak and feels distinctly Russian (even Soviet) our heroine is borderline masochistic.įor a novel that places so much importance on text/language, it feels a bit strange to be experiencing it via translation. Vita Nostra A Novel By Marina & Sergey Dyachenko On Sale: Janu19.99 Now: 15.99 Spend 49 on print products and get FREE shipping at HC. ![]() Oddly it reminded me of things I strongly dislike (Lev Grossman’s The Magicians Kafka grimdark) and yet I absolutely loved it. It’s a real genre-bender, with elements of fantasy, magical realism, and metaphysics. Let me begin by saying that this book kept me up til the wee hours of the morn several nights in a row - and I have a full-time job and a toddler, haha. ![]() ![]() Vita Nostra, by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, translated by Julia Meitov Hersey ![]()
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