The Past Is Red
Catherynne M. Valente
Science Fiction / Literary Fiction
The Past Is Red
by Catherynne M. Valente
—· 176 p· 2021
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Overview
About
"The Candide of our #@$\%?! age."— Ken Liu, award-winning author Catherynne M. Valente, the bestselling and award-winning creator of Space Opera and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland returns with The Past Is Red, the enchanting, dark, funny, angry story of a girl who made two terrible mistakes: she told the truth and she dared to love the world. A Hugo Award finalist! An inaugural Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction finalist ! A Locus Award finalist! The future is blue. Endless blue...excep…
Pages
176
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Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Prose9
Emotional depth9
Environmental Allegory9
Worldbuilding8
Narration8
Satirical Bite8
Pacing7
Plot twists6
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