it sure expands my idea of what is even *possible* these days
And she brings it off so well. It feels completely natural and contemporary, not like someone self-consciously being retro.
According to her website she's written another novel-in-verse as well, Lara; it's out of print at the moment but due to be reprinted in 2009 with extra material. I have to decide whether to go looking for a secondhand copy or hold out for the new edition (and have a terrible suspicion that my answer may be "both").
FWIW, it's not the only novel-in-verse over the last few decades - Wikipedia's got a list of recent examples:
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And she brings it off so well. It feels completely natural and contemporary, not like someone self-consciously being retro.
According to her website she's written another novel-in-verse as well, Lara; it's out of print at the moment but due to be reprinted in 2009 with extra material. I have to decide whether to go looking for a secondhand copy or hold out for the new edition (and have a terrible suspicion that my answer may be "both").
FWIW, it's not the only novel-in-verse over the last few decades - Wikipedia's got a list of recent examples:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel_in_verse