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S'està carregant… Dealing with Dragons (1990)de Patricia C. Wrede
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Best Fantasy Novels (228) Favorite Series (31) » 28 més Best Young Adult (75) Female Protagonist (120) Elevenses (80) Top Five Books of 2014 (515) Children's Fantasy (15) Books Read in 2017 (528) Books Read in 2020 (3,028) Princess Tales (13) Books Read in 2022 (4,712) Childhood Favorites (328) infjsarah's wishlist (24) Books tagged favorites (254) SantaThing 2014 Gifts (180) al.vick-series (47) Books Read in 2016 (35) No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. ![]() ![]() I read this for an online book club. Fantasy is not a genre I usually read but I loved this. A feisty heroine, a female dragon, wicked wizards and a few lacklustre princes. Fantasy, adventure and humour. While reading this I wished I had a dragon and wondered if I knew any young girls I could give a copy of this book to. Intend to read the next 3 books in the series. Dealing with Dragons is the first book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede. I first read this series as a child and it stuck with me; not the details so much, but the feeling of the story. I'm now so excited to be reading it again with my daughter. :) This book focuses on a character named Cimorene. She is a princess from a very traditional kingdom who is bored out of her mind with the role she's been born to. As a result, she decides to run away. This is a pretty standard trope of the rebel princess who seeks adventure and personal fulfillment over politics and power. Along the way she befriends a dragon named Kazul who agrees to "capture" her, another princess whose practicality outweighs her primness, and a very down-to-earth witch named Morwen. The highlight of this story is the charming way in which it's written. Each situation is approached in such an absurd way, yet with such a "straight face" as it were, that you can't help but laugh. My only complaint is that Cimorene's attitude can come off a bit blase at times, making even the most climactic situations seem a bit trivial. Still, if you like dry wit, poking fun at classic fantasy tropes, and lighthearted adventure fit for kids and adults alike, this is a fun, fast read. This was just good clean fun. Dealing with Dragons is about a girl who doesn't want to be a princess, so she runs away to do absolutely anything else and quickly finds herself working as a cook, maid, and librarian to a female dragon who plays an active role in dragon politics. This is such a cozy book. I've never wanted to live in a cave until I read this. There's a lot of Cimorene reading and cooking, but there's also a great bit of plot that kicks off when wizards start showing up in places they don't belong. Its just a really good time, and the way Wrede tied up the end of the book was really masterful. Everything that felt like a joyful diversion earlier on in the novel became key in the end. I had forgotten how much I loved this book, and the characters. I think Dealing with Dragons was the first book I read that really got me hooked onto fantasy. I remember checking it out from the library (and Searching for Dragons) repeatedly, and I remember when Calling for Dragons finally came out and my excitement. Wrede took fantasy stereotypes and turned them on their heads for the juvenile crowd, and I was utterly hooked. Still am, in fact. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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