RELATED: Millennial Misremembers: Sister, SisterĪlso, I feel like Alanna: The First Adventure is the white Mulan, another childhood obsession of mine (Seriously, how did I not know I was nonbinary until my 30s?). Alanna had magic? Also, she was a twin or faked having one? My goodness, society loves twins! What is that about? The other things I remember are more fragmented. I also remember disliking who Alanna ended up with, though I cannot remember diddly-squat about him, so I’m excited to reexamine that. So, I wonder if there was something equally as strong here or just too much Disney fairy tale influence in my earlier life. I know my reasoning regarding JtV was about the show ickily prioritizing blood family over found family, which makes sense.
I’m curious why I felt so strongly about Alanna and her lovers. That’s pretty funny, considering I can think of only one other time I’ve been angry at a series for its endgame choice: Jane the Virgin. The first thing I remember is vehement anger at the fact Alanna and the prince/king (John?) weren’t endgame. I’m only gonna be rereading Alanna: The First Adventure, the first book of The Song of the Lioness quartet, but honestly, I don’t know what happened in which book, so these misrememberings are probably gonna spoil the whole series (or not, considering my track record isn’t so great here). RELATED: Read more Millennial Misremembers! What I (mis)remember! Also, can y’all believe Alanna: The First Adventure is older than me? The first edition was published in September 1983! Never fear you’ll still be able to impress your kids, niblings or whomever with your fantastic knowledge of the book. Now, normally, I tell y’all what I misremember and follow it up with a detailed recap of the show or movie, but, umm, Alanna: The First Adventure is a 60,000ish word book … so, instead, I’ll be doing more of a “review-cap” type thing. For this experiment, I’ve chosen Tamora Pierce‘s Alanna: The First Adventure, which is the first of 28 books and stories set in the world of Tortall. This go-around is a little different, as it’s my first foray into misremembering a book - for this column, that is. You know, those luscious content morsels that live in the recesses of our brains.
Hi, friends! Welcome to another edition of Millennial Misremembers, where I look back at entertainment from my childhood.
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