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Rated Tehanu: Book Four (Earthsea Cycle) 8/10

Reminds me of [b:Howl's Moving Castle|6294|Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1)|Diana Wynne Jones|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1407450489s/6294.jpg|2001] by [a:Diana Wynne Jones|4260|Diana Wynne Jones|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1193516584p2/4260.jpg], another story that features an elderly woman – an unfortunately uncommon protagonist in genre fiction (or any other fiction for that matter). Tehanu gives us a dash of fantasy in a wonderfully bucolic setting, focusing on the role of women. The magic takes backstage and we learn about being independent, and not depending on external power, which binds us anyways, taking away our freedom.

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Published 2015-04-28 00:00 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere