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A review by tlaynejones
Corregidora by Gayl Jones
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Homophobia and toxic masculinity. The writing itself is compelling but the story and the characters are awful. Twisted. Hateful.
I understood this to be a feminist classic. It sooo isn’t. Maybe the author was trying for feminism but this is not it.
I have just looked up the author and discovered she is violently homophobic. (Her husband threatened gay activists with a gun in the 80s and they both fled the country to avoid prosecution. She wrote a letter to the US President in support of her husband’s actions. It’s a wild story, look it up.)
Do not recommend.
I understood this to be a feminist classic. It sooo isn’t. Maybe the author was trying for feminism but this is not it.
I have just looked up the author and discovered she is violently homophobic. (Her husband threatened gay activists with a gun in the 80s and they both fled the country to avoid prosecution. She wrote a letter to the US President in support of her husband’s actions. It’s a wild story, look it up.)
Do not recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment