carol. ’s review of Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) > Likes and Comments
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Thank you, Kat! I should probably start putting an "Under Construction" notice on my reviews--I usually sit on them a week or three to let reactions and thoughts percolate. Or possibly ferment.
I don't know if I would recommend this for pre-teens, but it was tame enough for teens and 20's and old fashioned grannies!
Sue wrote: "I don't know if I would recommend this for pre-teens, but it was tame enough for teens and 20's and old fashioned grannies!"
:D
You made some very interesting observations about this one, Carol. Appreciated your thoughts. Great review.
Thanks, Mike. I remember being struck by the concept of role-reversal. Mostly I remember it as very young adult.
"One of the most fascinating things about this book is the gender reversal."
I agree, Katsa is an interesting character not only for her emotional issues but because her Grace overturns every femininity stereotype, making her even more ambivalent (as you well put it), thus a great representation of the awkwardness we all feel/live during adolescence.
Thanks for reading my review and sharing, Fran. She does have a lot of that adolescent awkwardness and ambivalence, as you point out.
carol. wrote: "Thanks for reading my review and sharing, Fran..."
Hehe... ambivalence was the theme of your review, awkwardness was the theme of mine. I wonder, does that say something about our experiences as teens?
Hm, I should have put the whole ending under spoilers. I have no idea what it was.
BTW, have you reconsidered your personal friend policy yet? I've been enough troubled by trolls that I've been mulling over blocking comments, and the only GR option is "friends only allowed to comment."
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Thank you, Kat! I should probably start putting an "Under Construction" notice on my reviews--I usually sit on them a week or three to let reactions and thoughts percolate. Or possibly ferment.
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I don't know if I would recommend this for pre-teens, but it was tame enough for teens and 20's and old fashioned grannies!
Sue wrote: "I don't know if I would recommend this for pre-teens, but it was tame enough for teens and 20's and old fashioned grannies!":D
You made some very interesting observations about this one, Carol. Appreciated your thoughts. Great review.
Thanks, Mike. I remember being struck by the concept of role-reversal. Mostly I remember it as very young adult.
"One of the most fascinating things about this book is the gender reversal."I agree, Katsa is an interesting character not only for her emotional issues but because her Grace overturns every femininity stereotype, making her even more ambivalent (as you well put it), thus a great representation of the awkwardness we all feel/live during adolescence.
Thanks for reading my review and sharing, Fran. She does have a lot of that adolescent awkwardness and ambivalence, as you point out.
carol. wrote: "Thanks for reading my review and sharing, Fran..."Hehe... ambivalence was the theme of your review, awkwardness was the theme of mine. I wonder, does that say something about our experiences as teens?
Hm, I should have put the whole ending under spoilers. I have no idea what it was. BTW, have you reconsidered your personal friend policy yet? I've been enough troubled by trolls that I've been mulling over blocking comments, and the only GR option is "friends only allowed to comment."
