#anyway so far zetian doesnt feel like shes a character in the story she feels like the author popping in to lecture strawmen in feminism
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Finally getting around to reading iron widow and let this be a lesson for me in the future to not assume a book is automatically Good just bc i like the authors youtube videos
#iron widow#shut up pandora#the plot is...fine...so far#the characters are...fine...#except for the titular zetian herself#her personality is...fine...#i love a good defiant angry feral character who wants to kill and maim#but also#girl why did you pop out of the womb with complete encyclopedic knowledge of every 21st century social justice rhetoric buzzword#is this bc yizhi showed you sci fi social media#anyway so far zetian doesnt feel like shes a character in the story she feels like the author popping in to lecture strawmen in feminism#im all for the catharsis of sexist douches getting schooled but can zetian please talk about the world like its one she grew up in#like she grew up with their values and didnt just pop in at 18 from 21st century gentrified liberal north america to gawk at the demon men#wu zetian flips between edgy hot topic catchphrases and reciting entire peer reviewed third wave feminism manifestos when narrating#and im sorry that just takes me out of the story immersion#the story seems fine so far and will probably get more interesting as i read on#but so far wu zetian has continually committed the worst sin a fictional character could do#remind me that im reading a book#that the characters arent discussing progressive ideas bc its a natural part of the story#and yes there are many ways to make it a natural part of the story#but they are discussing it bc the author wants to discuss it#anyway i guess i should finish the book and see if the second half gets better#but so far it isnt very enjoyable
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