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A review by houxli
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I would kill for Gogu.
This book made me squirm with the slow degrading of the sisters' autonomy. The matter of fact, socially enforced, isolation and deprivation of resources (for their class and responsibilities) makes this an anxious read. The Other World and the dawning of adulthood are paralleled as Jena navigates through new rules that everyone else seems to know but she just has to intuit. Failure in either realm means ruin for not just herself but her family.
It's a smart book.
This book made me squirm with the slow degrading of the sisters' autonomy. The matter of fact, socially enforced, isolation and deprivation of resources (for their class and responsibilities) makes this an anxious read. The Other World and the dawning of adulthood are paralleled as Jena navigates through new rules that everyone else seems to know but she just has to intuit. Failure in either realm means ruin for not just herself but her family.
It's a smart book.