6/1/2023 0 Comments The many colored landUnless they’re lesbians, in which case they become a parody of macho men. The series is transphobic, including one horrific scene where a transwoman is murdered, it falls deeply into the “bury your gays” trope, and the women have less agency than the men. My re-read of The Many-Colored Land, The Golden Torc, The Nonborn King, and The Adversary proved eye-opening but, sadly, while I could still see the talent and creativity that first captured my interest, this time I also concluded that the positive aspects of the story are deeply overshadowed by the problematic aspects. There was a reason for this dissatisfaction, though I couldn’t articulate this at the time. This uneasiness prevented me from re-reading it since that time, despite the fact that I’d kept all four volumes through multiple cullings of my book collection. I was mildly obsessed with the series as a teen in the 1980s. When I reached for the Saga of Pliocene Exile by Julian May last year as part of a re-read of my older books, I expected to be entertained. The Saga of the Pliocene Exile by Julian May The Saga of Pliocene Exile by Julian May: Fascinating, Complex, and Problematic
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