A review by e_len
Der letzte Wunsch, by Andrzej Sapkowski
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
The sexism.
It opens with an unneeded sex scene in the prologue, for no reason.
There is rampant sexim in this world, towards all women, even children, and no discussion about it.
The witcher has no characterization at all (up until page 100, where I DNF'd, because I know nothing about him and don't care about him at all).
Basic writing style.
Unlikable characters. The interesting ones get killed off immediately.
This is a pure male power fantasy. Women are clearly not the intendet audience and I should have taken the blurb from Playboy as a giant warning sign to stay away.
I'm so disappointed because I was all hyped up about it, too. And people told me, that no, there is no sexism, the witcher is so cool Liars. They were men, of course.
It opens with an unneeded sex scene in the prologue, for no reason.
There is rampant sexim in this world, towards all women, even children, and no discussion about it.
The witcher has no characterization at all (up until page 100, where I DNF'd, because I know nothing about him and don't care about him at all).
Basic writing style.
Unlikable characters. The interesting ones get killed off immediately.
This is a pure male power fantasy. Women are clearly not the intendet audience and I should have taken the blurb from Playboy as a giant warning sign to stay away.
I'm so disappointed because I was all hyped up about it, too. And people told me, that no, there is no sexism, the witcher is so cool Liars. They were men, of course.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism