![]() ![]() The end of the book also manages to double-down on sexist impulses in a lot of ways, consistently coming back to emphasize that the male characters are not only more admirable and well-developed than the female characters (who come down to stereotypes outside of their magic, and are judged on appearances throughout), but also more worthy of agency. With that in mind, the book having aged badly is only part of the equation, because while the story itself may not be sexist by design, there's no doubt that the characters and a number of the themes are so sexist as to require either offense or laughter, one or the other.īecause that is the thing.the main character, Bink, is so laughably sexist that it's difficult to be offended in some ways, and hard to know how much of what Anthony put to paper is meant to be tongue in cheek-if offered with the immature sensibility of a middle school boy's humor at too many moments. ![]() ![]() And yet.all things considered.part of me is shocked that it was published even in the 70s as it is now, only to become the beginning of such a long-running series. In a lot of ways, this book has aged so badly that it's almost impossible to write a review without mentioning its initial publication. ![]()
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