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A review by robinwalter
The Mac Faraday Mysteries Box Set by Lauren Carr
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The series started out promisingly, but by book 4, the humans were basically support characters to an implausibly omniscient (and nearly omnipotent) German Shepherd . Also, the old fashioned chauvinism of the female author got a bit troubling. References to the physical appearance of female characters increased, with distasteful commentary like this:
"Mac was aware that attractive women who played up their feminine features were taken less seriously than women who played them down. It was a subconscious fact of life, not sexism. Men instinctively want to protect pretty women. Spending too much time out in the field worrying about the “pretty woman” can distract you from someone who might be trying to kill you." Ugh!
"Mac was aware that attractive women who played up their feminine features were taken less seriously than women who played them down. It was a subconscious fact of life, not sexism. Men instinctively want to protect pretty women. Spending too much time out in the field worrying about the “pretty woman” can distract you from someone who might be trying to kill you." Ugh!