Vin 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?

Vin I'd say no. Quentin is intensely self-centered, so it doesn't occur to him to take other people's feelings into consideration, or to blame himself for…moreI'd say no. Quentin is intensely self-centered, so it doesn't occur to him to take other people's feelings into consideration, or to blame himself for his own choices if he can possibly blame someone else. This leads to him having a pretty severe double standard when it comes to how he judges other people vs. himself. If he only treated women this way, I'd say it was misogyny. However, he treats everyone this way, it's just that the women feature more prominently in his life, so it's more noticeable with them. Also, since the book is from his POV, it's harder to separate his views from the author's.

So, no, not overly misogynistic, but the main character is a whiny self-centered little shit.(less)

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