And, as in Angels, that thing seems to be hope In Muse of Nightmares, Taylor completes the story she began in Strange the Dreamer. Like Kushner, Taylor seems to have tapped into something that people people in America especially desperately need to hear. Her high-fantasy epic Strange the Dreamer (2017) was a 2018 Printz Honor Book, despite the fact that this kind of genre fiction is often overlooked during awards seasons. Laini Taylor is no stranger to awards herself or, for that matter, to angels. It's a six-hour production that seems like it may be difficult for audiences to grasp, but it first opened in 1993 to critical acclaim (part one, Millennium Approaches, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama) and the current incarnation claimed a Tony for best revival. Angels in America features a strange overlap of harsh reality and blistering fantasy: during the height of the AIDS crisis, a man is visited by, and eventually visits, a near-unbelievable angel. I don't know if it's not braver to die, but I recognize the habit the addiction to being alive. Death usually has to take life away, he says. Overall, this novel was still fun and focused more on the past which made way for this long-lasting conflict plaguing everyone’s heart and mind now.Ĭlick here to check out Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor.*Starred Review* Near the end of Tony Kushner's Angels in America, the revival of which just closed on Broadway, Prior Walter, a man living with AIDS near the turn of the millennium, confronts a literal angel about his own refusal to die. I appreciated how Lazlo stayed true to his morals, although his newfound powers seemed to instill a confidence within him that was fun to see. The love between Lazol and Sarai was still enjoyable and sweet to read, while other loves, as well, found new footholds. The focus of the story removes itself from Lazlo which upset me, but this change did well to explore more of the characters and entice me into this expanding world. Taylor inserted a new character and perspective which confused me at first, but then found itself falling right in place along with the rest of the story. All the while a city continues to break itself apart with fear and uncertainty.Īll of the confessions and truths revealed in this sequel pulled at my heart strings and kept me captive along the way. On the other hand, Taylor delves deep into the truth behind what happens to all those children who were forcefully bred in the citadel. Despite the huge progress made towards peace in the lost city of Weep, Lazlo and Sarai still have to persuade a woman-child to not continue in her plans for a massacre.
Taylor, in the beginning half of the novel, immediately addresses the cliff-hanger she left behind. Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor is the sequel to the Strange the Dreamer duology.
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