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Aug. 12th, 2013 02:44 pm
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Y'know about how much I hated Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas?

Well, guess which author is publishing another book?

Yup. Apparently it's a retelling of "Beauty and the Beast," "Tam Lin," and "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" all in one. Which is raising a ton of red flags for me, because Throne of Glass already had waaay too many issues with its portrayal of female characters, and "Beauty and the Beast"/"East of the Sun, West of the Moon" tales can have severe problems with female protagonist agency. Already the Goodreads summary has sainted protagonist Feyre trying to provide for her two selfish, lazy sisters--which, um, if they're poor and starving, why are they so lazy?? Not a good foot to start off on.

If it's really lulzy, I might attempt another "Let's Read"/critical deconstruction, but I don't expect to get very far before I ragequit.

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