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A review by 0ivy0
Power of Persuasion by Elizabeth Massie
adventurous
dark
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Wow, this didn't age well. I love Buffy but I kind of wish I never read this one. The whole plot is about how feminism is bad?
The writing itself was full of exposition with clunky dialogue, but the plot itself wasn't great.
We start by following Allison who has Greek ancestry and a controlling father who has opened Sunnydale's first Greek restaurant. She calls on a goddess ('any goddess') for help to persuade her dad to let her have a life. From here, we follow Buffy and the gang try to fight the goddesses that were called upon from bringing feminism to Sunnydale.
What I liked was Buffy-isms, seeing Oz, Cordy and Anya and the return of Willow's fuzzy pink jumper. As well as it finally being recognised that Giles has some very inappropriate books in the school library!
What I didn't like was that the whole thing felt like it was trying to teach us the dangers of feminism. Women wanting to join the boys basketball team and speaking up about misogyny was likened to racial segregation (in a way that puts feminism as just as bad, which is wild).
They also kept saying female instead of women, which was so odd. And then momen was spelt 'Womyn'.
It felt like the author didn't know the difference between feminism and misandry.
It also somehow felt very TERF-y.
There was also a huge plothole with how the goddesses got to Sunnydale / the mortal realm, too.
I LOVE Buffy, but I hated this.
The writing itself was full of exposition with clunky dialogue, but the plot itself wasn't great.
We start by following Allison who has Greek ancestry and a controlling father who has opened Sunnydale's first Greek restaurant. She calls on a goddess ('any goddess') for help to persuade her dad to let her have a life. From here, we follow Buffy and the gang try to fight the goddesses that were called upon from bringing feminism to Sunnydale.
What I liked was Buffy-isms, seeing Oz, Cordy and Anya and the return of Willow's fuzzy pink jumper. As well as it finally being recognised that Giles has some very inappropriate books in the school library!
What I didn't like was that the whole thing felt like it was trying to teach us the dangers of feminism. Women wanting to join the boys basketball team and speaking up about misogyny was likened to racial segregation (in a way that puts feminism as just as bad, which is wild).
They also kept saying female instead of women, which was so odd. And then momen was spelt 'Womyn'.
It felt like the author didn't know the difference between feminism and misandry.
It also somehow felt very TERF-y.
There was also a huge plothole with how the goddesses got to Sunnydale / the mortal realm, too.
I LOVE Buffy, but I hated this.