Romantic medieval fantasy from a debut author
The New York Times - Katie Roiphe
In the course of her dark and eventful tale, Cashore plays with the idea of awkwardness, how at a certain age gifts and talents are burdens, how they make it impossible to feel comfortable in the world. And in this she writes a fairly realistic portrait of teenage life into the baroque courts of her outlandish kingdoms…In many respects Graceling is a study of mysterious angers: it offers a perfect parable of adolescence, as its characters struggle with turbulent emotions they must learn to control. The consequences are more tangible than they usually are in more mundane settingsif Katsa loses control, she breaks someone's jaw by accidentbut the principle is the same. The teenage characters in this novel, like some we may know in life, grow into their graces. They realize that their monstrous individuality is not so monstrous after all.
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Romance
- Fantasy
- Romance
Publisher : HMH Books for Young Readers
Author : Cashore, Kristin
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2008-10-01
Number Of Pages : 480
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 015206396X
ISBN-13 : 9780152063962
Item weight : 1.28 lb
Dimensions : 1.85 in x 5.94 in x 8.46 in
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