As I get closer and closer to the end of this book I can't help but be offended by what feels like
deliberate homophobia throughout it. First, the evil bad guy of the book turns out to be homosexual and a rapist of both sexes. I was a little bit annoyed by this fact but thought "whatever it's silly to be upset over a bad guy being gay, I'd be no better than that
Basic Instinct and
Silence of the Lambs controversies of the early 90s" But as I carried on through the book I found that another bad guy is gay and
once again a rapist! Seriously! Jamie (the heroine's husband in the story) has been the attempted rape victim of both on more than one occasion! The characters have harsh views towards the homos, which is to be expected in 1700s but I feel that the idea placed throughout that all gays are bad and rapists is a very harsh one. I'm hoping the series will fix this viewpoint as I continue, but as far as the first book goes, I'm very near done and getting quite upset!
Just a warning to anyone who might be wanting to pick this one up... I'll keep you updated as I carry on.
Love ya lots,
Tyrel!
1 comment:
I felt the same way! It’s not the villain was gay, or that there was a gay rape scene, it’s this weird feeling you get as you read the book and go along the author is narrations that homosexuals are depicted in a very bad light, much more so than just perverts at the time-it’s the way the author goes about it. I really have mixed feelings about this book in about the author in general!
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