A review by wunder
Academic Exercises by K.J. Parker
1.0
I'm 2/3 of the way through and I'm done. Good craft, but the stories wander and don't resolve, which could be OK, but it doesn't pay off this time.
Now let's talk about the treatment of women. So far, we have two female characters, both exploited and murdered.
One is an unnamed prostitute who is charmed, raped, and has her life force stolen. There is a touching afterword where she dies a year later. Want to make this story better? Choose one of the novices from the Studium as a source. Show some life-long pain for the person who did this because they raped an innocent boy. But it is a woman, so not a big deal.
Next is a young noblewoman, named, whose skin is used to make parchment for spells.
I had a novel by K. J. Parker on my to-read list, but it isn't on my list now.
Now let's talk about the treatment of women. So far, we have two female characters, both exploited and murdered.
One is an unnamed prostitute who is charmed, raped, and has her life force stolen. There is a touching afterword where she dies a year later. Want to make this story better? Choose one of the novices from the Studium as a source. Show some life-long pain for the person who did this because they raped an innocent boy. But it is a woman, so not a big deal.
Next is a young noblewoman, named, whose skin is used to make parchment for spells.
I had a novel by K. J. Parker on my to-read list, but it isn't on my list now.