Comfortable-Gold-982 t1_jdpzh7z wrote
Reply to comment by GrandEasterly in (TW: DV) What is with all the super popular contemporary novels featuring violence against women? by travelling_cirque
I preferred her 'To be taught if fortunate' personally, but in terms of passing the 'please can we stop making women victims for 5 fucking minutes?' Vibe check: Goblin Emperor, The night circus, the girl King, she and her cat were all good. In terms of 'violence but with some genuine meaning behind it, Christina Henry writes strong but ultimately human women overcoming issues through a variety of different traits, and whilst some if the suffer domestic violence, the story centers on how it is overcome (and it's only 2 of hers thus far).
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