She doesn’t suffer fools gladly, but she genuinely wants to find win-win solutions that’ll make everyone happy (and get those fools out of her hair). Solution: Princess Cimorene is defined more by being pragmatic and thoughtful than by being feisty and badass.
I like rebellious characters who pick their battles while staying true to themselves I don’t like authors who think that rebelliousness is synonymous with impulsivity and truculence.So I'm pleased to report that Dealing with Dragons deftly avoids those problems:
I no longer have the eager, uncritical enthusiasm of a fantasy-loving child, and would the book’s 1990s feminism have aged well? After all, when it came out, stories about rebellious princesses felt fresh and inspiring, but 30 years on, we can see there are some common pitfalls with the trope. Still, I was a little worried starting this reread. The villains (a cadre of evil wizards) are threatening but also kind of silly, and overall it feels like Patricia C.
Even now, I enjoyed escaping to this whimsical, enchanted world, with its droll fractured-fairy-tale tone. Wredeĭealing with Dragons and its sequels were some of my favorite books when I was about ten years old, and I’m pleased to say that this one is still a great comfort read.
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