I really enjoyed this! Both Hammet and Song of Achilles have vaguely been on my to-read for a while (nice covers, feminist vibe) but anachronistic morals in a character bother me - most egregious recent example I can think of is the painful Lessons in Chemistry.
Thanks! How does Lessons In Chemistry fit? I'm aware of it as a literary phenomenon but I haven't read it and don't actually really know what the premise is...
I will start by not recommending it. For those who like it, it’s a heart-warming feminist piece about a feminist in I think the 60s who is run ragged by misogyny but survives to educate oppressed housewives about chemistry via a TV show(see: title). The main character has a perfectly formed third-wave intersectional 2020s understanding of feminism and as you enunciate, that just… confused and annoyed me.
I really enjoyed this! Both Hammet and Song of Achilles have vaguely been on my to-read for a while (nice covers, feminist vibe) but anachronistic morals in a character bother me - most egregious recent example I can think of is the painful Lessons in Chemistry.
Thanks! How does Lessons In Chemistry fit? I'm aware of it as a literary phenomenon but I haven't read it and don't actually really know what the premise is...
I will start by not recommending it. For those who like it, it’s a heart-warming feminist piece about a feminist in I think the 60s who is run ragged by misogyny but survives to educate oppressed housewives about chemistry via a TV show(see: title). The main character has a perfectly formed third-wave intersectional 2020s understanding of feminism and as you enunciate, that just… confused and annoyed me.