I would like to second this perspective. The author, while staying true to the original story, inserts some subtext suggesting that they thought the original story is misogynistic. It felt more like a commentary or critique on this unfairness rather than a straight retelling or support.Leen282 wrote: ↑03 Jun 2020, 02:59 I don't think it's the book, it's the original story. When reading the book, the conversations around Eve being secondary to Adam even sound quite sarcastic to me, as if the author wants to mock the situation. But I feel like I am reading it with different eyes from a lot of others based on the reviews I have read so far.
Is there misogyny in the book?
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Re: Is there misogyny in the book?
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I have quite a few theories about the book that could be considered controversial.
Thinking of Eve as a person that was created from Adams rib, stripping her of her own identity. Molded after Adam to insinuate that somehow his existence as a man was more important than hers, as a woman. Objectifying her by placing her in the garden only to appease Adam’s boredom.
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