February 09, 2003
4. The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Tamora Pierce
5. Lioness Rampant, Tamora Pierce
I finally had a chance to finish this series since Mer got me the first two books for Christmas. Fun stuff. I wish these books had been around when I was a teenager. I would've absolutely worshipped them. As it is, they were enjoyable, fast reads, but I kept hoping for a little more difficulty. I dunno, maybe I see in Pierce the same issues I have with setting up lots of tension but not resolving it. Her answers and solutions sometimes seem to come too easily, confrontations over too quickly. All in all, they made a great weekend distraction from schoolwork, nice and relaxing.
Posted by Lisa at February 9, 2003 05:35 PM | 2003Pierce was around when you were a teenager, I think-- since I read "In the Hand of the Goddess" when I was in 6th grade, and you're only something like three years older than me.
But she was hard to find for a while. Now, her works are considered classics and are being re-released in hardcover.
The best part is that when I was young, I felt like I was reading something really subversive, what with all the Goddess-worshipping.
And yeah, things resolve a bit too easily-- for adult readers. But when you're 11, it's PERFECT. Spot-on. And when you're 11, you feel like you can do anything, just like Alanna. (sigh)
Posted by: Mer at February 11, 2003 09:29 AM