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Spinning Silver

Naomi Novik

Start date: October 1, 2018

Finish date: October 31, 2018

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Apr 04, 2019 Jillian rated it it was amazing

Omg I loved this retelling of rumplestilskin it was so good it is better than uprooted. There are a ton of reviews on this already so I’m just going to recommend it with 2 very enthusiastic thumbs up 5 star read all the way around. It’s a must read for any fantasy and fairytale lover.

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Jul 16, 2018 Camile Souza (This Chamber of Books) marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, owned-but-unread, priorities-tbr

I was told this is a Rumpelstiltskin retelling and this is all I need to know in order to want this book. right. this. second. thank you.

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Jul 29, 2018 Delirious Disquisitions rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, favorite-authors

3.75 stars

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Nov 01, 2018 Jen Appell rated it liked it

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Oct 13, 2018 Renata rated it really liked it

3.75 (maybe 4, still cannot decide)

Spinning Silver is so beautifully complex... a gloriously magical fantasy novel that takes its inspiration from Russian and Jewish folklore.

The story is told from multiple point of views, primarily from the view of three young women, Miryem, the daughter of a Jewish moneylender, Wanda, the daughter of an abusive drunk, and Irinia, the daughter of a nobleman. I thought all three were wonderful characters and I loved how each woman rises out of the role she is pu ...more

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Dec 27, 2019 Yohanna rated it it was amazing

This basically has everything I personally love in a book: fairytale (yep), multiple retellings (uh-huh), but with a twist where not everything is as it seems and the original characters are not as they might be remembered (oh yeah), along with some [emotionally] strong female leads that are shown to be smart and we’re not just told loudly how angry and not-like-other-girls strong they are (you bet).

I also loved how meta it was to have a story about storytelling, the power and economy of words, ...more

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Jun 11, 2019 A Bear and a Bee Books rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, retellings, favorites

I throughly enjoyed this! The scenery, detail and character development was done with clarity and cohesion. I loved the feel of this novel. It really transported me and I look forward to reading it again one day.

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