https://chomiji.dreamwidth.org/ Dream with Our Eyes Open - Dreamwidth Studios Sat, 27 Jul 2024 21:59:27 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios chomiji personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/16531091/578263 https://chomiji.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://chomiji.dreamwidth.org/658248.html Sat, 27 Jul 2024 21:59:27 GMT https://chomiji.dreamwidth.org/658248.html <p> I'm just wrapping up a F&H re-read: in the story, it's Hallowe'en, and Oxford student Polly is about to face her final battle for Tom.</p> <p> I went to look at some reviews of it, and as usual, people are freaking out about the age difference between the two of them. Someone cited what turns out to be a fantastic essay that lays out this issue clearly in terms of both the story and DWJ's context as a woman who grew up in the 1950s and was writing this novel in the 1970s:</p> <p> <a href="https://hashtagsarahwrites.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/solving-fire-and-hemlock-massive-spoilers/">Solving Fire and Hemlock</a> (MASSIVE SPOILERS) by Hashtag Sarah</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=chomiji&ditemid=658248" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://chomiji.dreamwidth.org/658248.html analysis fantasy diana wynne jones impressed public 0