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reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book was recommended to me by friends, but if it had not I don't think I would have read it knowing the author's views on racism. And that's why I have trouble with raving blurbs speaking of Herland as a great feminist utopia. It's a utopia for white, cis, heterosexual women, right. But to me feminism can only exist if it's inclusive and Charlotte Perkins Gilman really is not. It's the kingmd of books where Indigenous people are called savages and where women living in isolation for 2000 years have no idea what sexuality is. Yeah, sure.
The premice of Herland is that 3 male explorers stumble upon this region cut off from the rest of the world, inhabited only by women. And it really is interesting to have this exploration of a feminine society (hint : their clothes have a multitude of pockets).
But there's really no way to overlook the author's unbridled racism and homophobia and so to me that's a strange definition of feminism.
The premice of Herland is that 3 male explorers stumble upon this region cut off from the rest of the world, inhabited only by women. And it really is interesting to have this exploration of a feminine society (hint : their clothes have a multitude of pockets).
But there's really no way to overlook the author's unbridled racism and homophobia and so to me that's a strange definition of feminism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexism
Moderate: Racism and Homophobia
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