bluestocking rated Alanna: 5 stars
Alanna by Tamora Pierce (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure is a fantasy novel by Tamora Pierce. Originally published in 1983, it is the first in …
I read this in one quick sitting. Part of that is because it's short, but mostly because it's incredible.
Each one of Ali's stories really gutted me while also making me feel at home. I could see myself in these worlds in a way I really haven't in most sci-fi. In much the same way that The Handmaid's Tale extrapolates on the arguments of conservative evangelical Christianity and sees them to their logical end point, They don't make plus size spacesuits sees diet culture to its logical extreme. My only complaint is that there aren't more stories packed into this little volume. But as it is, it packs a punch.
