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In Valente's third Fairyland book, heroine September is now a young teen, just learning to drive and longing for Fairyland. She gets what she wishes, but not as she expected or wanted. Instead of being in Fairyland itself, she is over it--literally on the Moon. As in her two earlier two books, Valente's world-building is gorgeous, unexpected and somehow just right--i.e a Stationary Circus instead of a traveling one that has performers made of paper. She has a a singular imagination and it's a delight to spend time with it.

But, unlike the two earlier books in the series, Soared does not stand on its own--not only is there a cliffhanger ending, the book brings up far more issues than it resolves. Indeed, the strong narrative drive of the second book, is largely missing here. Instead, Valente barely bothers to connect the chapters and instead seems more focused on philosophical questions and literary inventions. September has moments of initiative and action, but much of the storyline is driven by external events or concerns matters that happened in the past. For that reason, it's less, too, of a children's book than the earlier ones. Older kids who enjoyed the first two, though, will probably enjoy this one as well. It won't, however, hook anyone new into the series.

In other words, this book suffers from middle-itis--it's largely set up for the next novel. In many ways, it's really a three-star not a four-star novel, but I'm giving it extra credit for Valente's vision of the moon and the potential of the storyline she's developing.


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The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two Catherynne M Valente Ana Juan Books Reviews

What’s the difference between Picasso and Catherynne M. Valente?  One paints with paints, the other paints with words.  The first two books in her Fairy Land series have been magically engaging and beautiful to read.  The third book, The Girl Who Soared Over Fairy Land and Cut the Moon In Two, is another work of beautiful words, but the magically engaging story wasn’t quite as magical or engaging as I expected it to be.
 
I say that carefully…I enjoyed the book immensely.  It’s just that the first two stories drove themselves so well, and the third one stalled out a few times.  It was almost like the whimsy and the glory of the words took precedence over the story.  This time around, instead of September moving herself from one task to another, she has to stop and listen to a lecture.  Every new person September meets—first page to last page—spends several pages waxing poetic about this or that life lesson.  It happens over and over again!  Still, each lecture is filled with beautiful words of great depth and meaning.  I felt compelled to highlight many passages for future reflection.  But I wish there would have been more story and less lecturing!
 
The story that was there was great fun.  This time, September goes to the moon, where she finally reconnects with her friends we missed from book two.  Together they travel through photographs, quest to find a severed Yeti paw, destroy fate with a hammer, meet past and future versions of themselves, learn what happened to the missing Fairies of Fairy Land, and many other fantastical adventures that make no sense when you try to write about them afterwards--but make perfect sense when you read about them in the book!  There is a cliffhanger ending this time, which is never a good thing for me when the next book in the series hasn’t been written yet.
 
Honestly though, as much as I’ve enjoyed these stories, I think I’m ready for a break from the quaint and eccentric oddities of Septembers adventures in Fairy Land.  I think I’ll be ready to go back again soon though—hopefully right about the time book for is published!
(4.5 stars) This is the third book in the Fairyland series. September has been waiting for the winds to bring her back to Fairyland with some impatience. Planning ahead, she has been saving money from odd jobs and has begun to learn how to drive. When she does manage to get back, the way is more difficult than in the past, and she travels along with the Model A car. Things are not going well in Fairyland and she is sent on a mission to the Moon where she meets up with her old friends, A through L and Saturday. Each have changed and September must deal with her feelings as well as her own changes over time. Things are not what they seem as she journeys through strange and unusual places to find the time controlling Yeti. There is a wistful sadness to this book amidst the evocative language and creative and unusual imagery. These include entering a town within photographs, a town within a shell on the moon, and tools that are more than they seem. The author also shows another, darker side of the fairies and Fairyland. Perhaps not my favorite of the series, but still a fantastic book.
In Valente's third Fairyland book, heroine September is now a young teen, just learning to drive and longing for Fairyland. She gets what she wishes, but not as she expected or wanted. Instead of being in Fairyland itself, she is over it--literally on the Moon. As in her two earlier two books, Valente's world-building is gorgeous, unexpected and somehow just right--i.e a Stationary Circus instead of a traveling one that has performers made of paper. She has a a singular imagination and it's a delight to spend time with it.

But, unlike the two earlier books in the series, Soared does not stand on its own--not only is there a cliffhanger ending, the book brings up far more issues than it resolves. Indeed, the strong narrative drive of the second book, is largely missing here. Instead, Valente barely bothers to connect the chapters and instead seems more focused on philosophical questions and literary inventions. September has moments of initiative and action, but much of the storyline is driven by external events or concerns matters that happened in the past. For that reason, it's less, too, of a children's book than the earlier ones. Older kids who enjoyed the first two, though, will probably enjoy this one as well. It won't, however, hook anyone new into the series.

In other words, this book suffers from middle-itis--it's largely set up for the next novel. In many ways, it's really a three-star not a four-star novel, but I'm giving it extra credit for Valente's vision of the moon and the potential of the storyline she's developing.