tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post3569994472161722591..comments2023-11-23T08:14:20.747-05:00Comments on Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia: uprootedCeceliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02249223364936344560noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-34357935453372364952015-08-05T16:51:26.034-04:002015-08-05T16:51:26.034-04:00It so DID have the feel of a Robin McKinley book. ...It so DID have the feel of a Robin McKinley book. I think I was a little more forgiving of its flaws than you because it reminded me both of Robin McKinley and of Howl's Moving Castle, and those are two things I cherish with all my heart.<br /><br />And I did like it that Marek and the Falcon were, in some ways, awful people, but that they had other qualities besides just awfulness. I liked it because we also get to see -- in the scene where she's trying to get Kasia back -- that Agnieszka, who is a good person, has qualities that are not good. I liked having that balance.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-56145275566997542242015-08-05T16:48:23.738-04:002015-08-05T16:48:23.738-04:00Thank you so much for this review. I had been cons...Thank you so much for this review. I had been considering this one based on the hype and generally good reviews. But seeing your thoughts, I'm more than comfortable in letting this one go. I am especially sad to hear that rape was a driving force for a lot of the story. Not cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873036011530033335.post-13797465876809505232015-08-04T23:31:15.423-04:002015-08-04T23:31:15.423-04:00I must agree that the Dragon and much to do with h...I must agree that the Dragon and much to do with him was a weakness. But I just loved Agnieszka and Kasia and the strange evil of the wood.Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.com