The Homeward Bounders, and March Magics Wrapup

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By far the best cover ever done
The Homeward Bounders, by Diana Wynne Jones

Kind of funny to have a wrapup two weeks after the event ends, but such is life.  I spend too much time at my desk for work, and then fail to fit the blogging in.  I actually have several books to share, but getting to it is a different thing!

My final read for March Magics was The Homeward Bounders, a long-time favorite.  I love how DWJ took the idea of role-playing games, mixed it up with a multi-verse and threw in Prometheus, and bam: amazing story.  Jamie, Helen, and Joris are all wonderful characters, and Jamie is so understatedly tragic.*

I don't have a lot new to say about this story this time, but I wanted to give it its due, and thank Kristen for hosting March Magics even though this is a difficult time.  The choice of DIY turned out to be far more appropriate than anyone imagined!  I was grateful to have some DWJ to read in the middle of all this muddle.

 Looking forward to next year... (assuming 2020 doesn't come up with a robot zombie apocalypse just to round things out)...

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*I said Mordion might be more tragic, but I've changed my mind again.  Jamie wins that contest.


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  1. Jenny @ Reading the EndApril 14, 2020 at 5:47 PM

    Jamie has to win the tragic character contest just by virtue of being so young, right? I totally agree, and I am not sure saying that because I love The Homeward Bounders and I do not yet totally love Hexwood. I think Joris is my overall favorite DWJ character, as well. Bless his good sweet heart.

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  2. JeanApril 14, 2020 at 7:43 PM

    He's so young, and he has such a long time on his own to look forward to. Mordion gets something of a happy ending. I do love Joris, and have been known to say "As to that..." :)

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