![]() ![]() ![]() This is not the first time Cashore has alighted upon the theme of difficult gifts. In the book’s parlance, her beauty and her coloring - “hair the color of flame” - make her a “monster.” In Fire’s home, the kingdom of the Dells, monsters are ridiculously attractive variations of humans and animals. She even provides silent comfort to wounded and dying soldiers: her thoughts alone are mental morphine. It is also the theme of Kristin Cashore’s “Fire,” a novel whose heroine is endowed with special skills that both distinguish her and threaten her happiness, and sometimes her life.įire can read minds. ![]() ![]() We learn this from Greek myths, the television show “Heroes,” the “X-Men” comics and the diaries of middle school students. We may all want to be exceptional, but having superpowers isn’t easy. ![]()
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