“Romantic epics are typically written in the third person, and always narrated by men. Heroes and knights whose goals are to rescue damsels and slay monsters. But the Fairy King is both lover and monster, and Angharad is both heroine and damsel.” “And of course you can’t simply credit that to Myrddin being a creative visionary,” Effy said, scowling.
Has Effy read many other books? Has she read anything in depth that wasn't assigned in school or by Myrddin?
She should know the things Preston is talking about if she actually reads, but either she is just being petty or she doesn't actually know what he's talking about.
Which
1.) Only reading books by one author is so weird to me. You don't like reading and literature at that point, you just like reading this one person.
2. ) How is she fit to attend university for literature when not only has she never engaged with it in a real way, but doesn't even feel the desire to engage with it?
