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I'm currently reading a novel called Ariadne (fEmiNIst ReTeLLinG of the myth of Persius and the Minotaur) to disect and study a few things.
1. What constitutes a well written female lead in a retelling
2. What constitutes a poorly written female lead
3. How does a feminist lense affect how all males in the book are writen.
You'd think that these answers are cut and dry, and you're totally right.
However I'm grading this book on a sliding scale of quality.
The worst feminist retellings always shoehorn LGBTQ+ crap and making everyone a bipoc. Example: Priory of the Orange Tree.
A feminist reimagining of St. George and the Dragon.
I only made it 2 chapters in and I couldn't do it anymore. So much cereal box feminist takes.
So far, Ariadne doesn't completey villianize every man present, and even the good men have virtuous qualities, they're not just vehicles for foid empowerment and enabling.
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That sounds like masochism, but I guess is interesting to get an insight of their mindset.
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So far Persius fits machismo (in the sense of athleticism and hero mentality).
My one gripe right now though is he feels incredibly bland. It's fascinating, he's written like a prince from a fairytale; meaning his only personality trait is virtue and bravery... But it's written in such a way that he feels kind of one dimensional.
I wasn't expecting the author to write him in a way that we're supposed to like him: I was expecting a lot more "oh look he's casually sexist" moments from the author.
But, I'm still early in the game, maybe there will be a complete 180.
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OH OH OH before I forget, one thing I do appreciate so far:
The women are written like women.
They aren't just powerfantasy or projection tokens for the reader (so far). Ariadne thinks and speaks like a woman and she so far hasn't fallen into woman with a sword fallacy. She also doesn't seem to got the modern feminist ideal of "the best female traits are the worst male ones"
She gets what she wants and needs through talking and charm.
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