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Are there SJW themes in the book? I only ask since this question is highlighted on the main page.
This is kind of a loaded question, but I'm going to make an attempt at an answer.
The nation of Valia, in which the book takes place, has religious and cultural values that inform the behavior of the characters that live there.
As a result, some things that would be considered unusual in most modern cultures are accepted as culturally normal. Virtually no one bats an eye at same sex relationships, for example. In that case, it's because the most prominent local religion is Aspectism, in which they believe there is a single goddess with six visages (her aspects), and these aspects have different genders and sexual preferences.
This doesn't mean the local culture is without prejudices - casual racism and xenophonbia, for example, is rampant in their culture. There's also a considerable degree of persecution for other religions, although this is only lightly touched on.
As a result of all this, you will see things in the book like men flirting with other men and women flirting with other women, as well as relationships between the same sex, without anyone making a big deal about it. It's culturally normal for them.
If that's the type of thing you don't enjoy reading, then this book might not be for you.
Thanks for the reply. I didn't mean it to be a loaded question. I'm interested in reading the book (next) but it's the first time I've read anything from the author.
I do enjoy reading well crafted universes for fiction. However, I've read a few recent books that take strange turns into something which parallels trends in American society (in the end I feel like it's a lecture).
I don't mind same sex relationships but I was just testing the waters to see if it was a pond or an ocean with respect to it's depth.
Overall the reviews look great for the book and I'll definitely pick it up next.
Thanks again!
I really appreciated that about the book. There was no label on it or importance given to his sexuality, he just gets to like who he likes.
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This is kind of a loaded question, but I'm going to make an attempt at an answer.The nation of Valia, in which the book takes place, has religious and cultural values that inform the behavior of the characters that live there.
As a result, some things that would be considered unusual in most modern cultures are accepted as culturally normal. Virtually no one bats an eye at same sex relationships, for example. In that case, it's because the most prominent local religion is Aspectism, in which they believe there is a single goddess with six visages (her aspects), and these aspects have different genders and sexual preferences.
This doesn't mean the local culture is without prejudices - casual racism and xenophonbia, for example, is rampant in their culture. There's also a considerable degree of persecution for other religions, although this is only lightly touched on.
As a result of all this, you will see things in the book like men flirting with other men and women flirting with other women, as well as relationships between the same sex, without anyone making a big deal about it. It's culturally normal for them.
If that's the type of thing you don't enjoy reading, then this book might not be for you.
Thanks for the reply. I didn't mean it to be a loaded question. I'm interested in reading the book (next) but it's the first time I've read anything from the author. I do enjoy reading well crafted universes for fiction. However, I've read a few recent books that take strange turns into something which parallels trends in American society (in the end I feel like it's a lecture).
I don't mind same sex relationships but I was just testing the waters to see if it was a pond or an ocean with respect to it's depth.
Overall the reviews look great for the book and I'll definitely pick it up next.
Thanks again!
I really appreciated that about the book. There was no label on it or importance given to his sexuality, he just gets to like who he likes.
