Among Others by Jo Walton
Jan. 8th, 2014 08:24 pmMori is an isolated 15 year-old Science Fiction fan. She's leaves the Welsh valleys where she grew up following the death of her twin sister, and is sent to boarding school by her father and his controlling sisters.
Oh, and she can see fairies and her mother is a witch.
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This is a good book and very well-written considering how accurately it invokes the voice of a teenage girl. The fantastical elements are well done and nicely thought through. It is a coming of age story, but it is a coming of age story about an SF-loving teenage girl and there are not many of those out there.
Oh, and she can see fairies and her mother is a witch.
( More under the Cut )
This is a good book and very well-written considering how accurately it invokes the voice of a teenage girl. The fantastical elements are well done and nicely thought through. It is a coming of age story, but it is a coming of age story about an SF-loving teenage girl and there are not many of those out there.