Amanda Diehl

I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of essays exploring different aspects of Tamora Pierce’s books. There are, unsurprisingly, multiple essays on how the books deal with race, sexuality, feminism, and neurodiversity. There are also essays about religion, character studies of several people from Emelan and Tortall, and personal stories about the impact these books have had.

I didn’t agree with all the theses presented (and I thought a few of the essays could have used further editing) but overall The Queen’s Readers is a delightful and thought-provoking book.… (mehr)