Bits and pieces from our little corner of Texas.
This story is about oppression, double standards, and the cruelty of pitting strict social rules against the realities of nature. Tess Durbeyfield is essentially a sacrifice to the small god of Victorian values and progress.
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Clariel is a prequel of sorts to Garth Nix’s popular Abhorsen series. I first read Sabriel, the first book in this series, about a decade and a half ago.
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All in all, this is definitely a book I’d recommend to anyone who is used to reading fast-paced thrillers and mysteries but is looking for a little nonfiction for some balance in their reading diet.
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I love, love, love all the thought that went into building the world of Pern. It’s not just a nice map and a complicated political system — although those things are certainly important. The entire world has its own backstory that invites the reader’s curiosity.
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I’ll happily recommend this book to folks who would like a quick-paced portal fantasy adventure with a sprinkling of natural science for flavor.
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I devoured this book during my lunch hours over the past week or so. It was pure torture.
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I’m afraid I don’t have much to say about this story, which is too bad because I think that it really does deserve all the praise it has garnered over the years.
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TBH, getting through this novel was such a chore.
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Honestly, this reads a bit like The Little Mermaid fanfic, especially at the beginning.
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Ehhhhh.
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