Easy to say but researching about something is different when you write about it. It’s not just jotting down notes but truly empathising and immersing yourself with people. It would take months and weeks. We don’t know what the author has gone through throughout this whole ordeal of writing a book so we cannot say things like it could be done immediately or stating the obvious when we weren’t even during the whole process.Howlan wrote: ↑01 Nov 2019, 02:06Yeah but as a author I think he should have researched the fact among his peers.Kro92813 wrote: ↑31 Oct 2019, 22:24This is a good point! It's hard to know about something you personally know nothing aboutbriellejee wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 03:14
I think it would have, but considering the author is a male, I think he hesitated a bit because either there is lack of knowledge on how to portray them exactly in a way women readers would find interesting or it is not just an aspect he wants to deliver on the book. Regarding the first reason, separating a man's perspective in writing about women seem difficult. There has also been a backlash from women on some male authors in writing women characters so I guess this could be the reason why there is no greater female presence.
Do you think the novel would have benefited from a greater female presence?
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Re: Do you think the novel would have benefited from a greater female presence?
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Interesting! I'd be curious as to what since she seems pretty defenseless in this one!
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Researched being a woman? As a woman, if I were to write a novel my main character would likely be female. That's the point the previous poster was making. The author is male, so is it that farfetched that his main characters are strongly male?Howlan wrote: ↑01 Nov 2019, 02:06Yeah but as a author I think he should have researched the fact among his peers.Kro92813 wrote: ↑31 Oct 2019, 22:24This is a good point! It's hard to know about something you personally know nothing aboutbriellejee wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 03:14
I think it would have, but considering the author is a male, I think he hesitated a bit because either there is lack of knowledge on how to portray them exactly in a way women readers would find interesting or it is not just an aspect he wants to deliver on the book. Regarding the first reason, separating a man's perspective in writing about women seem difficult. There has also been a backlash from women on some male authors in writing women characters so I guess this could be the reason why there is no greater female presence.
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Less agreeable is the need to gain intelligence by using prostitutes and belly dancers. But that is the nature of war and Greg writes about it showing the patriotic side of the women and their goodwill towards the war effort.
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You might as well read about it in a book.
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I agree it would inappropriate for the setting but I wouldn't mind more female characters which would be fitting within the storyArriettyClock wrote: ↑02 Oct 2019, 08:20 I love this series by Greg Kater, however, I often feel like the amazing female characters could have a larger part to play in the novels.
For example, in "Skills of the Warramunga" Sarah, Jacko's half-sister is feisty, courageous and has amazing bush-skills. I was extremely impressed by her tracking skills. She's an inspiration to young women in her demeanor and independence.
Do you think the novel would have benefited from a greater inclusion of these amazing female characters? Or do you think that this would have been inappropriate in the historical setting of the novel?
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Lots of people learn to speak English well enough to express themselves effectively when they grew up speaking a completely different language! Especially when they are surrounded by native English speakers, as, as Sarah is.Kro92813 wrote: ↑31 Oct 2019, 22:31But would it have been realistic for her to speak perfectly t English when she grew up speaking a completely different languagenaomisorge wrote: ↑23 Oct 2019, 05:16 So many people saying that a female presence would not have been realistic! People...there were lots of women around in those times, but their presence and contribution were ignored, or credit was taken by the men. Writing female characters into historical fiction is one way to acknowledge the contribution women made and normalize their presence in history.
I also think it's interesting that the main female character, Sarah, doesn't speak all that much English, so the men can make good use of her bush skills but she doesn't really take a decision-making or analyzing role in the story. I would have loved to know what she was thinking at some points!
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