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A review by brusboks
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Novik takes on dragons, kingdoms and magic. All very common tropes in fantasy, but Novik spins them around, plays with them.
She also plays with female tropes in fantasy and twists them around as well, making this a a modern feminist fairytale.
Here is also less good and evil, and more different ways of seeing things. Complicating the story in many ways.
A theme related to humans relation to nature also runs through the book and becomes particularly strong at the end. For those interested in ecocriticism, ecofeminism and deep ecology, there is plenty to dig through here.
She also plays with female tropes in fantasy and twists them around as well, making this a a modern feminist fairytale.
Here is also less good and evil, and more different ways of seeing things. Complicating the story in many ways.
A theme related to humans relation to nature also runs through the book and becomes particularly strong at the end. For those interested in ecocriticism, ecofeminism and deep ecology, there is plenty to dig through here.