Leslie Maness answers “do you agree this is an extremely...”

Jaie asked this question about The Magicians (The Magicians, #1):

do you agree this is an extremely misogynistic book?

Leslie Maness I do not think the books itself is misogynistic. I DO, however, believe that Quentin is misogynistic. I also think this was intentional. Overall I don…moreI do not think the books itself is misogynistic. I DO, however, believe that Quentin is misogynistic. I also think this was intentional. Overall I don't think Quentin was supposed to be a very likable character. I think you are supposed to kind of be annoyed of him and want him to grow up. I think that in the first book the author was trying to set up the base work for some major character development and some "life changing" revelations he will learn later on. I don't believe the book is misogynistic because of Alice. When you think about it, Alice is a very complex character who is given a background story and actual (for lack of better phrasing) character. She is portrayed as strong, smart, and ultimately the protagonist. Alice as a character and who she was, was fantastic. She is not given as much mention at some points to prove how much Quentin took her for granted. Proving again, that Quentin is misogynistic. Not the book.(less)

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