Violet’s answer to “why are people saying Outlander is a rape book?� > Likes and Comments
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Oh, goodness, finally a sensible response! Made me laugh.
You may not have the most likes, but your answer is spot on, exactly my thoughts (haven't read the book though)!
I signed up here in goodreads just so I could like your comment. Thanks for letting me know that I'm not the one in a time-warp.
@Boardwalk- you definitely are NOT in a time-warp. Fantasy and Sci-Fi don't have to rely on rape because they are imagined worlds and we can imagine better! The rape trope may have it's place in erotica (I'm not one to yuck someone else's yum) but using rape to justify revenge and advance plot points is just pure laziness in this day and age.
The more I think about it, the more I see it as being traumatic. And if it is not traumatic for someone to see these rape and torture scenes, I wonder how callous the public has become. I felt really betrayed--a wonderful fairyland story but with a real-life character like Claire--and then to suddenly be in S&M. To me, the author/producer broke the contract with the reader.
I've been debating whether to read these books and knew from friends talking about the TV show that it had graphic sex. I found this thread while looking for book reviews discussing the *type* and content of graphic sex and I totally agree with you, Violet! Fiction, especially SFF, provides imaginary spaces to experiment with *different* realities. And I say this as a historian and literary scholar!
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You may not have the most likes, but your answer is spot on, exactly my thoughts (haven't read the book though)!
I signed up here in goodreads just so I could like your comment. Thanks for letting me know that I'm not the one in a time-warp.
@Boardwalk- you definitely are NOT in a time-warp. Fantasy and Sci-Fi don't have to rely on rape because they are imagined worlds and we can imagine better! The rape trope may have it's place in erotica (I'm not one to yuck someone else's yum) but using rape to justify revenge and advance plot points is just pure laziness in this day and age.
The more I think about it, the more I see it as being traumatic. And if it is not traumatic for someone to see these rape and torture scenes, I wonder how callous the public has become. I felt really betrayed--a wonderful fairyland story but with a real-life character like Claire--and then to suddenly be in S&M. To me, the author/producer broke the contract with the reader.
I've been debating whether to read these books and knew from friends talking about the TV show that it had graphic sex. I found this thread while looking for book reviews discussing the *type* and content of graphic sex and I totally agree with you, Violet! Fiction, especially SFF, provides imaginary spaces to experiment with *different* realities. And I say this as a historian and literary scholar!
