bossyfemme

This book's protagonist is a big sci-fi/fantasy reader and I am absolutely not. I probably have not read a single one of the books discussed, which means that I didn't follow the characters' discussions of those books, either. I'm sure that this would have been a richer experience for me if that weren't the case, but I really enjoyed myself regardless, and there were only a few things that I needed to look up.

I had one quibble about how teens, especially young women, in this book with more conventional interests were frequently written off as being altogether stupid, which is internalized misogyny! Don't do that shit!

Still, I loved this coming-of-age story that's very concerned about shaping your own perspective, and sense of self and ethics, quite intentionally through reading. & about building a community of readers. I loved the magical elements of this book, and how reasonably and thoughtfully the protagonist considers them.