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mcnamee22 's review for:
The Lost Gate
by Orson Scott Card
Pros
It's an easy fun read. The world building is really great and the story is pretty compelling.
Cons
The female characters are all written horribly. OSC clearly has some major issues with women and sex in general. I've read the first book and most of the 2nd at this point and the female characters are largely portrayed as shallow sex hungry predators. In the 2nd book its particularly ridiculous as just about every female friend the protagonist has is throwing themselves at him and he's the righteous one warding off their advances because he's gonna wait for marriage. But all the females try to manipulate their way into his pants anyway. Give me a break. And don't get me started on all the breast talk. There's one character who's only defining characteristic is her large breasts which are commented upon in every scene she's in. It's weird and I really just wish OSC would never use the word breast again.
All that said I'm still probably gonna finish the series.
It's an easy fun read. The world building is really great and the story is pretty compelling.
Cons
The female characters are all written horribly. OSC clearly has some major issues with women and sex in general. I've read the first book and most of the 2nd at this point and the female characters are largely portrayed as shallow sex hungry predators. In the 2nd book its particularly ridiculous as just about every female friend the protagonist has is throwing themselves at him and he's the righteous one warding off their advances because he's gonna wait for marriage. But all the females try to manipulate their way into his pants anyway. Give me a break. And don't get me started on all the breast talk. There's one character who's only defining characteristic is her large breasts which are commented upon in every scene she's in. It's weird and I really just wish OSC would never use the word breast again.
All that said I'm still probably gonna finish the series.