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A review by macthekat
Chicks in Chainmail by Esther M. Friesner
4.0
I just got Chicks in Chainmail in the mail today, I ordered it after reading Tansy Rayner Roberts great post On Influence. I wanted to read some of the older works in the genre (this is 20 years old by now) so I decided to order it. I am reading the stories as part of my 100 Short Stories in 2014 challenge.
Don't let the cover fool you, this is a feminist book, but it is is feminism with a big smile on it's face and a wink. It is clever and it is funny.
The stories take the stereotype of the Strong Confident Never-budging female warrior to task and make us laugh about the silliness of some of the stereotypes, while it makes me sigh that some of the stupid crap still prevails in fiction now almost twenty years later. The warrior women of today in large still have no chinks in their armor and never shows any weakness or humanity really. That stereotype makes the characters less interesting, so join me in laughing at it and support better female protagonists going forward.
Oh yeah, and the stories are read out loud funny! I am giggling and eating my way though the stories so fast!
Most of the stories were really good, funny and clever. I have already brought the next volume and I have read a few stories in it. But this first volume is definitely worth reading. It is clever and funny and the women in it kick ass! Go find it - you can buy it used online!
Read my reviews of the individual stories here: http://wp.me/p40HVI-me
Don't let the cover fool you, this is a feminist book, but it is is feminism with a big smile on it's face and a wink. It is clever and it is funny.
The stories take the stereotype of the Strong Confident Never-budging female warrior to task and make us laugh about the silliness of some of the stereotypes, while it makes me sigh that some of the stupid crap still prevails in fiction now almost twenty years later. The warrior women of today in large still have no chinks in their armor and never shows any weakness or humanity really. That stereotype makes the characters less interesting, so join me in laughing at it and support better female protagonists going forward.
Oh yeah, and the stories are read out loud funny! I am giggling and eating my way though the stories so fast!
Most of the stories were really good, funny and clever. I have already brought the next volume and I have read a few stories in it. But this first volume is definitely worth reading. It is clever and funny and the women in it kick ass! Go find it - you can buy it used online!
Read my reviews of the individual stories here: http://wp.me/p40HVI-me