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vaitria 's review for:
The Infection
by Craig DiLouie
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Okey....... It's good but this book have made me realise one of my biggest pet peeves. American white men trying to write women or talking about other countries. This book is like a walking stereotype. I don't even know where to begin.
Firstly this book feels like Christian American propaganda. So much Jesus talk and God. The military men are written like these badasses with just 1 thought which is ‘’Duty” oh and also how much they love America. The flashback to Afgan war and how soldiers portrait themselves as these saviours was pure cringe.
The second pet peeve is how bad men can't write women. There are always 2 types of women. 1) this ‘’strong” woman who is actually just scared weakling and the second big strong man cuddles her she immediately melts and realises how much she needs a man (actual scene in a book). Or 2) this emotionless badass warrior that also can't communicate her emotions. Also don't get me started on the whole Tod and Erin dynamic. I swear that girl is written to take away the whole virginity thing away from Tod and scam him. You know the whole reason women exists... To be sex objects or to seduce and bail. Why can't we just have normal women written by men for once?
Talking about stereotypes…. Tod is the 3rd walking stereotype after America loving soldier and sensitive girl / she hulk / sex object. Tod is a loser nerd kid who gets bullied in school and now that apocalypse has started is suddenly transformed into a battle soldier, taking on mutants, high on dumb luck. Every nerds wet dream. Also let's not forget how he even talks like no teen talks. Listening to him talk, describe what he thinks how teenagers talk and say cringe things like “ninja” when sneaking makes me want to bang my head into the wall. Also of course he is into Warhammer and WoW. OF COURSE.
I swear it feels like author is either self inserting himself or has not passed age 16 mentally.
Will be reading book 2 to see how much more I can cringe.
Firstly this book feels like Christian American propaganda. So much Jesus talk and God. The military men are written like these badasses with just 1 thought which is ‘’Duty” oh and also how much they love America. The flashback to Afgan war and how soldiers portrait themselves as these saviours was pure cringe.
The second pet peeve is how bad men can't write women. There are always 2 types of women. 1) this ‘’strong” woman who is actually just scared weakling and the second big strong man cuddles her she immediately melts and realises how much she needs a man (actual scene in a book). Or 2) this emotionless badass warrior that also can't communicate her emotions. Also don't get me started on the whole Tod and Erin dynamic. I swear that girl is written to take away the whole virginity thing away from Tod and scam him. You know the whole reason women exists... To be sex objects or to seduce and bail. Why can't we just have normal women written by men for once?
Talking about stereotypes…. Tod is the 3rd walking stereotype after America loving soldier and sensitive girl / she hulk / sex object. Tod is a loser nerd kid who gets bullied in school and now that apocalypse has started is suddenly transformed into a battle soldier, taking on mutants, high on dumb luck. Every nerds wet dream. Also let's not forget how he even talks like no teen talks. Listening to him talk, describe what he thinks how teenagers talk and say cringe things like “ninja” when sneaking makes me want to bang my head into the wall. Also of course he is into Warhammer and WoW. OF COURSE.
I swear it feels like author is either self inserting himself or has not passed age 16 mentally.
Will be reading book 2 to see how much more I can cringe.