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ASIN: 0375825649
ID #107427
Amazon's Price: $ 23.99
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Summary of this Book...
It is centered around a girl named Alanna who has a twin brother. Her brother is supposed to become a knight, and she is supposed to become a proper lady who has to study. Before they are sent off to be trained for their profession, they switch places and tell their teachers that their was a misunderstanding and that they are twin boys. It follows Alanna's few years training as a knight and after it. Each book has a different conflict that involves personal desicion and magic. Their is a romance conflict between different men adn Alanna and it is set in a midevil time period. She struggles to keep her identity hidden for a while adn struggles with other greater powers.
This type of Book is good for...
A quick read since it's level is so low but it leaves you feeling good. It is centered around a strong female protagonis and is a ood power to the women book. The plot is relatively simple and each book spans about 3 years.
I especially liked...
The characters, they were very complex but at the same time unrealistic. They were real enough that I could relate but that had enough distance that they seemed a greater being than me so I almost looked up to them. Alanna is someone many girls strive to be. Strong, determined, and suceeding in a male-dominated environment. I also enjoyed the style in which the book was written. It was simple so you could absorb it but complex enough to make you think.
I didn't like...
How much time passed within a book. It makes Alanna grow too quickly and each book seems to be over too quickly.
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to...
Go back, become a female knight, and kick some bad-people's butt!!! After each book I also wanted to cry becasue it was over.
This Book made me feel...
Self-rightous and good about women it was self-fufilling.
The author of this Book...
seems really awsome and has great ideas on women's power.
I recommend this Book because...
It makes you feel good and can take you away from reality. It lets you escape from wherever you are and see everything happening.
I don't recommend this Book because...
It is over too quickly, everyhting goes by and you can't seem to catch it. I mean you catch it but you wish that it was longer.
Further Comments...
I really enjoyed this book and to the people who like fantasy/midevil stories centered around a strong woman figure, this is an ideal book!
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