Marril96
Marril96 t1_iy8afrp wrote
Reply to comment by AccomplishedBasil700 in Is Elinor Lipman a tad antifeminist? by WantToBelieveInMagic
Or maybe they like to write about sexy women, or maybe they're a bad author. I don't know why malice is always attributed to these things. And yeah, saying it night indicate a bad belief is attributing malice because usually people use that as an excuse to accuse authors of being bad people.
Marril96 t1_iy86xqk wrote
Reply to comment by AccomplishedBasil700 in Is Elinor Lipman a tad antifeminist? by WantToBelieveInMagic
This is nonsense. Depiction in fiction does NOT equal endorsement in reality. It's like saying all those movies where the killer wins means the creators are pro murdering innocent people.
Marril96 t1_iy86t4d wrote
Reply to comment by AccomplishedBasil700 in Is Elinor Lipman a tad antifeminist? by WantToBelieveInMagic
No, it's not different. It's fiction. Not real. Make believe.
By your logic my friend must be a rapist because she's got a rape kink and likes to read books and fanfiction where that contains it. It's complete nonsense.
If somebody writes a work of fiction, and you can't tell that apart from reality, that is a you issue. Not an author issue, or a publisher issue. A you issue. What you believe in and what you decide to act on are your personal responsibility, not the responsibility of the creator who made a fictional work.
Marril96 t1_iy58bo9 wrote
...you are aware that writing something doesn't make someone a bad person? You know Stephen King isn't a murderer, for example?
Marril96 t1_iy1454s wrote
Blackwell's and BookDepository are both UK based, but they have a hub of some sort in the EU, so they send through that and you won't get charged anything. I've never had to pay anything extra when ordering from them.
On Abebooks UK there are two sellers I like: WeBuyBooks and Reuseabook. Both are amazing, and I've had good experiences when buying from them.
Marril96 t1_iwwvlqt wrote
Reply to comment by ZeroCool20XX in Which online book retailers do you think have the best shipping practices? by ZeroCool20XX
Maybe give those retailers a try anyway, they may ship outside of Europe. I'm from Croatia and constantly order, never had any trouble. :)
Marril96 t1_iwwm3ao wrote
Reply to comment by ZeroCool20XX in Which online book retailers do you think have the best shipping practices? by ZeroCool20XX
You're welcome! If you're in Europe, on Abebooks.co.uk there's two shops I like: WeBuyBooks and Reuseabook. Both are excellent used bookshops. So far I've had amazing experiences with them.
Marril96 t1_iwwga6i wrote
BookDepository, Abebooks, Blackwell's for me.
Marril96 t1_iujgkzk wrote
Blackwell's is amazing! I always compare prices between Blackwell's and BookDepository and buy from whoever has it for cheaper.
Marril96 t1_iy8bvno wrote
Reply to comment by AccomplishedBasil700 in Is Elinor Lipman a tad antifeminist? by WantToBelieveInMagic
Feminist theory tends to call everything under the sun sexist so it's not something I'd call a valid source. People often use it as an excuse to call people sexist just because they wrote something.