Akiva Reads

by Diana Wynne Jones

I saw this in the used bookstore near my work, and thought "yes, I do want to reread that for a dollar." It's been a long time since I last read the Dalemark books so things came back to me slowly and piecemeal in that pleasurable way.

I have Thoughts about the Adon's gifts as they relate to the tarot and the plot events surrounding:

Ring/pentacles/earth, money and career: Mitt's conversation with Alk about giving up theft

Cup/cups/water, relationships and emotions: Mitt working through his feelings about Hildy

Sword/swords/air, intellect, logic, and thought: Mitt and Moril solving the sword puzzle, and then realizing they shouldn't solve it and figuring out how to bungle it

Crown/wands/fire, action, inspiration, and energy: the conversation with Hern

4.5 rounded up to 5 for nostalgia. Now I really want to reread the other three! So I guess it'll cost me more than a dollar.