Alanna
by Tamora Pierce
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Book Reviews of Alanna
Book Review: Loved it... Could be more descriptive...
Summary: 5 Stars
I listened to Alanna: the First Adventure via my subscription with Audible, and I found this story to be pleasantly entertaining (if at a few times) simplistic.
Alanna is a young girl with red hair and violet eyes. When her father dictates she must enter a convent, she trades places with her brother Thom who is to become a page and eventually a knight.
I read the Alanna series as a teenager and was fascinated by her adventures. Now as an adult some of this story seems a tad predictable. Pierce's writing lacks detail and some of her characters (such as the prince, George etc.) are rather clich? for the fantasy genre. Still, this is a great series of books that young girls and adults will enjoy... I only wish that Pierce had fleshed out her characters a bit more. Although I liked the characters I never got the sense that they were anything other than stereotypes.
Book Review: Good
Summary: 5 Stars
Alanna: The First Adventure is a good book, and it was quite entertaining. It's about this young girl, whose name is Alanna. She has a twin that is a boy, and his name is Thom. Alanna has to be sent to a school where they teach magic, which she despises. The young girl wants to be taught to become a knight, just like her brother gets to do, and it's vice versa for Thom. He wants to learn magic instead, so Alanna comes up with a plan to switch. Thom gets to go to magic school, and Alanna, well, she gets to be taught to become a knight.
Disguised as a boy, of course.
Book Review: From a father of 3 girls
Summary: 5 Stars
Great start to the series
I was looking for a new book to read and I stumbled across this one. It was a very pleasant surprise. The characters are very well developed and you get drawn into the story easily.
I have 3 girls...I'm going to have my oldest read it now. And when the other 2 are old enough, I'm going to have them read it as well. I think it's a great book but I think it's a really great book for young women to read. I want my girls to grow up and be as strong and determine as Alanna is in this book. I hope the rest of the series is as good.
Book Review: Alanna-A true heroine
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a huge Tamora Pierce fan, and I HIGHLY reccomend this book. It deals with real issues of women striving for something more in the world they live in. There is adventure, mystery, and even a little romance. What more can you want from a book that helps you escape reality for a while. It is also a great book to read over and over again. Please read the entire Lioness Quartet, you won't regret it!Book Review: Excellent read
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is the first in a quartet. The story follows the life of a young woman named Alanna who switches places with her twin Thom, to learn to become a knight of Tortall. Throughout the story, the reader follows Alannas successes and failures keeping you captivated throughout. Tamora Pierce really makes you feel like Tortall could be a real place, and gives younger readers a strong heroine they can really look up to, without her being completely unrealistic (i.e. superwoman). Tamora really gives her characters life in this novel, and the story is sophisticated enough that even older readers can enjoy it, although I would not suggest the novel for younger readers. I myself have enjoyed this particular book (and series) as well as many of her other works many times over, ever since I read one of her books a few years ago. This is one of the most enjoyable books I've read; a definite must read for teens.