Women Characters as Spies
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Re: Women Characters as Spies
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I really llike how you have put this and I do agree with you. I also do believe that women themselves need to pave a way on how this is to be addressed by making better stories. I felt like I was missing something but you actiually put a finger on it. Thanks a bunch.BelleReadsNietzsche wrote: ↑03 Feb 2019, 17:18 This is a theme I notice more and more as I get older, and don't necessarily see improving in many of the newer books released. And my patience with it is a lot thinner than it used to be. Women as "strong" is great but it seems to be a substitute for women as people, especially among male authors. I agree with the comments made here about Yasmina, Fahmy, Fifi, and Yvette.
That being said, I wasn't necessarily expecting much since historical fiction war books written by men tend to be really terrible at this, and I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I would. But I think its a weakness in this book and in the genre, and I'm kind of sick of excusing it. (And I'm torn about that because many otherwise good books have that as a flaw, and I'm never sure how harsh its fair to be about it.)
Thank you for this topic, I think it's something we need to talk about more!
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I found the women in this book to be smart and fearless. Regardless of whether they were belly dancers or prostitutes, they were spies. They went undercover and gained information from the opposing sides. If men were to do that, then they would be praised, and their bravery would not be questioned. Should it not be the same for Yasmina and Fahmy, or Fifi and Yvette?Charlyt wrote: ↑03 Feb 2019, 10:36 In your opinion, how were the women portrayed in the story? The German spies used belly dancers like Yasmina and Fahmy, and our main characters used prostitutes like Fifi and Yvette, all to spy for their side's advantage.
Were the women portrayed to be independent and brave to be working as important assets to help win the war? Or were they depicted as easily manipulated and useful for their physical capabilities and characteristics?
Did you find them smart and fearless, or deceitful and manipulative?
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I do however feel that from a writing standpoint, none of the women seemed to have interests outside of what they could do for men nor did we get much insight into the female frienships as we did male friendships. More could have been done to develop them as people.
Good and interesting characters, but a lot of wasted potential.