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Cindy McBride asked this question about Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1):
Ummm, so does this book imply approval or disapproval of divergent gender identities and the validity (or lack thereof) of religion? Answers will determine whether or not I'll be interested in reading. Thanks!
Harrier I personally did not finish at first, because of a line that came across as transphobic early on' "Show me whether this she-man wears a strap-on". How…moreI personally did not finish at first, because of a line that came across as transphobic early on' "Show me whether this she-man wears a strap-on". However, having read the author's comments below, I 'm going to pick it back up and keep going. It can be hard to write a commentary on gender relations and identity by showing the negative without coming across as believing the negative. I also hated the obsession with gender but I now get it's the narrator's not the authors, and that it becomes important throughout the story. That it is intended to come across as so.

So I'm going back because otherwise, I really loved the story and now I know not to be put off by the phrasing believing it to be the author's thoughts, but that the phrasing is intended to put you off to that character, not the author. (less)
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Too Like the Lightning
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