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A review by azra7
Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen by Garth Nix
5.0
When I started listening to the book, I didn't remember at once that Clarier was mentioned as one of the most powerful antagonists in the Abhorsen series. I remembered soon enough, so I was anticipating the moment when everything was about to change. That didn't happen. At least not in the way I expected.
There wasn't a sudden change in Clariel's ambition and she stayed true to her character. Sure, different ambitions arose at the time but those were due to the immediate circumstances. Clariel has always had her mind set on getting what she wanted, from going to the forest to going back to Belisaere, and her determination is seen in not squirming away from dubious opportunities to achieve it.
The end justifies the means, is what is pushing her to the other side of the spectrum, even though it was not for selfish reasons. Clariel displayed indifference towards some things, enough to distinguish her from a typical hero, but not enough to cast her as its opposite. Her showing some made her more real.
In the end, I understood why she chose the path that would lead to her becoming Chlorr of the Mask. It was not necessary to write all that led to it. She became an orphan, deprived of a home, banished, and her Charter bridge severed. It had taken her one step at a time, if she tried to fight it, to resist its allure and satisfy herself with less than ordinary life. Clariel had the strength and will to wield a great power, and who could just choose not to?
There wasn't a sudden change in Clariel's ambition and she stayed true to her character. Sure, different ambitions arose at the time but those were due to the immediate circumstances. Clariel has always had her mind set on getting what she wanted, from going to the forest to going back to Belisaere, and her determination is seen in not squirming away from dubious opportunities to achieve it.
The end justifies the means, is what is pushing her to the other side of the spectrum, even though it was not for selfish reasons. Clariel displayed indifference towards some things, enough to distinguish her from a typical hero, but not enough to cast her as its opposite. Her showing some made her more real.
In the end, I understood why she chose the path that would lead to her becoming Chlorr of the Mask. It was not necessary to write all that led to it. She became an orphan, deprived of a home, banished, and her Charter bridge severed. It had taken her one step at a time, if she tried to fight it, to resist its allure and satisfy herself with less than ordinary life. Clariel had the strength and will to wield a great power, and who could just choose not to?