I don't know if it was a specific choice on her part, but she made Eff and Lan's voice relatively similar (they're twins!) and I liked that. Amanda Ronconi is a fine narrator, and I liked what she did with Eff's character and did adore the voices she chose for the men - particularly Wash, a character who appears about 2/3 of the way through the book. Magic in Columbia isn't opposite of nature, it's an instrinic part of it - and as our environment adapts and changes with our use of it, so the magic does in Eff's world. Wrede writes a world that makes no bones about life with magic being easier, and finds suitable, unexpected consequences for that magic. She's remarkably normal for a world full of magic - then again, this is a world where magic is seen as a given, and its the Revisionists (affirmed non-magic users) are seen as radical. Eff isn't unique in her tomboy-ish characteristics that's a familiar trope in modern YA literature, but she's more Laura Ingalls or Jo March than Katniss Everdeen. There are a lot of YA series out there with strong female leads, and there's almost always a romance in there. History, Magic, Teens, & Not An Inkling of Romanceįirst of all, Thirteenth Child's lack of romance is extremely refreshing.
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