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Nov 16, 2015
Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Schu
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The Queen of the Night is a well detailed historical saga about the life of a fictional opera singer, Lilliet Berne. The story reads like a tragic opera with imperfect characters and dreadful events. Alexander Chee takes great care in his creation, his beautiful diction set the tone of the unraveling of his heroine, Lilliet Berne.
The author weaves a very detailed story from the descriptions of the elegant Countess of Castiglione to the beauty of the opera to the horrors experienced during the ...more
The author weaves a very detailed story from the descriptions of the elegant Countess of Castiglione to the beauty of the opera to the horrors experienced during the ...more
This was a great read that mixed real historical characters with the story of a opera singer name Lilliet Berne as she travels from the American frontier to the stages of Paris. A masterfully told tale of love, loss, and reinvention.
Feb 18, 2016
Sharmon
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