{"id":1827,"date":"2012-08-10T18:32:18","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T18:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journal.electric-rocket.com\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2012-09-13T18:32:23","modified_gmt":"2012-09-13T18:32:23","slug":"book-log-molly-fyde-and-the-parsona-rescue-the-bern-saga-book-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journal.electric-rocket.com\/?p=1827","title":{"rendered":"Book Log – Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue (The Bern Saga Book 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue (The Bern Saga Book 1)<\/em> by Hugh C. Howey<\/p>\n

I don’t remember why I had this book on my wish list… could be I came across it as a recommended book for young girls, and I wanted to keep track of it for my daughter, Scout.<\/p>\n

As many, many folks have lamented before me, there is a dearth of good literature, movies, video games, etc with girl role models. You can only read Pippi Longstocking so many times. There are a lot of attempts, but rarely does the quality of the writing pass muster.<\/p>\n

So, here’s Molly Fyde, space pilot. She’s an orphan, training in the naval space academy. She’s been shifted onto the navigator track, largely because she’s a woman, though she’s really a good pilot. She’s pretty tough, but gooey eyed for one of her companions in the navy.<\/p>\n

She’s got a lot to admire, with some flaws thrown in to give her some realism. The world and entanglements therein she encounters are clever, with some good action sequences.<\/p>\n

All that said, it is a young adult novel. I think I’ll leave the rest of the series to the young adults. Scout can let me know how they turn out, once she learns to read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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