Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

Recently listened to the audio book Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente. I knew almost nothing about the story going in, which I think made the plot all the more mysterious. However, once the main characters became clear, the book lost a little bit of its appeal for me. Nonetheless, I thought it had powerful things to say about the male/female dynamic and how deeply presumed gender roles may be embedded within us.