Elisa and Gen (and Sage!)
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queensthiefWhen I first started here, I found a list deep in the archives of book recommendations for Thief lovers. Someone, I forget who, suggested The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson.
To whoever you are, THANK YOU!! What a great book! (I mean, c'mon, MWT blurbed it!)
Since the point of this forum is strictly Gen-based, I won't waste time waxing poetic on this great book, but I DID want to mention how I kept distracting myself while reading. I kept comparing the heroine Elisa to Gen.
She's no Gen, that's for sure, but I think Gen would've liked her. She wants to do what's right, and because of her studies her mind is a bit Machiavellian. Though the politics of court aren't her things, the politics of war certainly are. Actually, if anything, she reminded me of Sophos - not comfortable with power, not the smoothest, but a good heart and able to grow into the position of authority.
Have any of you read Fire and Thorns? Did you think of Gen at all while reading? Are there other books you've read recently (or not so recently) where you found yourself comparing the protagonist to our Gen?
(Oh yeah, and if you haven't read Fire and Thorns and are interested, here's my review.)
UPDATE: Oh my gosh, you guys. The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen - if you haven't read it, go now. Seriously, go. The main character is like a teeny Gen (though less cool, because who can be as cool as Gen?) There's also a Pol-type character, and THREE Useless characters (two of the three have vaguely Ambiades-like leanings).
To whoever you are, THANK YOU!! What a great book! (I mean, c'mon, MWT blurbed it!)
Since the point of this forum is strictly Gen-based, I won't waste time waxing poetic on this great book, but I DID want to mention how I kept distracting myself while reading. I kept comparing the heroine Elisa to Gen.
She's no Gen, that's for sure, but I think Gen would've liked her. She wants to do what's right, and because of her studies her mind is a bit Machiavellian. Though the politics of court aren't her things, the politics of war certainly are. Actually, if anything, she reminded me of Sophos - not comfortable with power, not the smoothest, but a good heart and able to grow into the position of authority.
Have any of you read Fire and Thorns? Did you think of Gen at all while reading? Are there other books you've read recently (or not so recently) where you found yourself comparing the protagonist to our Gen?
(Oh yeah, and if you haven't read Fire and Thorns and are interested, here's my review.)
UPDATE: Oh my gosh, you guys. The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen - if you haven't read it, go now. Seriously, go. The main character is like a teeny Gen (though less cool, because who can be as cool as Gen?) There's also a Pol-type character, and THREE Useless characters (two of the three have vaguely Ambiades-like leanings).
