![]() ![]() ![]() The only survivor of a plague, passed from home to home without every having one, made a pariah by one's people because you didn't drown with the rest of your family, and finally at 11 being sentenced to a short brutal life of hard labor. This, despite, or even because of, how miserable the circumstances were when the main characters' magical talents emerged. Sandry, Tris, Daja, and Briar aren't particularly nuanced, but they're vivid archetypes, which is perfect for the backdrop world they inhabit. As a BORING ADULT I lack the capacity to stuff my own thoughts and deeds into the wide spaces left in Tamora Pierce's world.īecause I can face the harsh truth now: Pierce is not a world builder. ![]() When I first read 'Sandry's Book' and the rest of 'Circle of Magic' quartet, I liked it a lot, and I still do, but not in the same way now. ![]()
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