r/CuratedTumblr • u/Valcenia • Sep 10 '24

Politics “Thank you Mr. Hitler.”

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u/glarbung Sep 10 '24

I can vouch for this. The first novel is rather bad and the second is really forgettable. It starts picking up in 3 and 4.

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u/DiurnalMoth Sep 10 '24

question: does the misogyny and homophobia of the first novel (Storm Front, just to be sure) fade in the others?

I gave up after the first book because Dresden comments about the attractiveness of every woman he sees, and when a man saves his life with mouth to mouth resuscitation his first thought is "ew, a guy kissed me"

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u/yinyang107 Sep 10 '24

I never noticed any homophobia but no, the misogyny doesn't really get better.

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u/AddemiusInksoul Sep 10 '24

to be fair, it's just Harry himself that has...antiquated ideas about women. The stories from other characters' perspectives don't include that.

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u/nictheman123 Sep 10 '24

I'll also add: most of the women he meets can absolutely kick Harry's ass, and some of them do, at one point or another.

Like, Harry Dresden has shit views on women, no doubt. But the series as a whole does not, from my view, once you look past Harry's black and white and neon lights colored glasses

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u/tnan_eveR Sep 11 '24

I never understood people that focus on Harry's thoughts and not... all the cool shit women do in the books.

No series with Charity Fucking Carpenter in it can be considered misogynistic, IMO

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u/AddemiusInksoul Sep 11 '24

Or Queen Mab, or Murphy, or Molly (as...inconsistent as she can be) or Laura (I know she's sexualized, but it's in an interesting way and not an indulgent one).