Date: 1 Nov 2015 08:44 am (UTC)
thisbluespirit: (Northanger reading)
While I'm certainly not opposed to people having to rescue themselves, it tends to feel rather... lonely to me.

I know what you mean. I'd agree, and I think maybe I just put it badly. There are usually a group of people who all end up coming together to fix stuff in her books (though it varies, it's not so, really in F&F and Howl), but it is frequently a theme that the protagonist has to come to a place where they realise they need rescuing and once they have often already hold some of the key to that themselves, but other people need to help them realise that (and then help them, generally). Cat and Gwendolen in Charmed Life are a good example of that, but it is something that comes up a lot. Her books certainly don't feel lonely - there are often a whole group of people coming together to sort things. Anyway, she's a very interesting and fun writer. I enjoy a lot of her YA standalones, the Howl series and the Chrestomanci series and am less keen for some reason on her adult books and her more straight out fantasy world settings. The Tough Guide To Fantasyland is also completely priceless, especially if you've ever read any 80s/90s fantasy!
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