There’s nothing especially remarkable about either the story or the world-building. The story is overtly told, and the identity of the narrator is part of the world-building. The book is structured as a tale told about a woman in a Senegalese-inspired fantasy world who leaves her husband, is gifted with the power of chaos, learns some important lessons at the hands of the god who previously held that power – as does he, of course – before giving the power back and finding contentment. It’s not my favourite type of story – it is, in fact one I generally avoid. I was pleasantly surprised by Redemption in Indigo, although to be fair it has had mostly positive reviews. I’d ordered a copy of And Go Like This by John Crowley from Small Beer Press (this was not the John Crowley first edition I accidentally ordered twice, by the way), and they included Redemption in Indigo free of charge. This was a freebie, or rather a “BONUS BOOK!”, as a strip of paper tucked into the book informed me.
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