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Hood (King Raven, #1)
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Characteristics to NOT give your Robin Hood character:
-An idiot
-Completely self-centered
-Moody and glum
-Abusive towards women
Characteristics Hood gives Robin Hood:
-All of the above
Things to not make your Robin Hood retelling:
-Boring
-A weird mix of dry historical fiction and poorly-written mythology
Things this Robin Hood retelling was:
-A weird mix, etc, but also SO, SO BORING
-oh and we're not even going to mention that scene with the dead people. we're just. not going to mention it.
{seriously, what was that scene with the dead people?????}
{and how dare you mess up my precious Robin Hood. how dare you, sir.}
-An idiot
-Completely self-centered
-Moody and glum
-Abusive towards women
Characteristics Hood gives Robin Hood:
-All of the above
Things to not make your Robin Hood retelling:
-Boring
-A weird mix of dry historical fiction and poorly-written mythology
Things this Robin Hood retelling was:
-A weird mix, etc, but also SO, SO BORING
-oh and we're not even going to mention that scene with the dead people. we're just. not going to mention it.
{seriously, what was that scene with the dead people?????}
{and how dare you mess up my precious Robin Hood. how dare you, sir.}
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Sep 30, 2020 03:24PM
Yeah, I liked the second book better, but on a whole... I would not have kept reading this series if a friend hadn't lent them to me because she was sure I would love them.
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Oh gosh, this sounds bad. I'm theoretically okay with a dark Robin Hood retelling (theoretically), but making Robin Hood abusive towards women? seriously?
Rachel wrote: "Yeah, I liked the second book better, but on a whole... I would not have kept reading this series if a friend hadn't lent them to me because she was sure I would love them."That's the same reason I finished this one, lol! How much better do they get? Like would you say it's worth reading the next one?
The Smol Moth wrote: "Oh gosh, this sounds bad. I'm theoretically okay with a dark Robin Hood retelling (theoretically), but making Robin Hood abusive towards women? seriously?"A dark Robin Hood is one of those things that I don't object to on principle, though I'd probably steer clear of it personally - but a Robin Hood who doesn't respect women I ABSOLUTELY OBJECT TO on principle. One of Robin Hood's DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS is his chivalry - his devotion to Mary is a whole thing - and I loved him even more as a little kid than I did Arthurian knights, for the way he treated women. He was a hero I felt safe with. And so stripping him of that characteristic really rubs me the wrong way. /rant
I am glad you agree. :P
Rebecca wrote: "The Smol Moth wrote: "Oh gosh, this sounds bad. I'm theoretically okay with a dark Robin Hood retelling (theoretically), but making Robin Hood abusive towards women? seriously?"A dark Robin Hood ..."
I know! 'Dark' doesn't have to mean 'making your characters into people no one would want to spend 300 pages with.' I don't have a personal connection to Robin Hood like you do, but I'm still not down with making him an evil misogynist. It's just not true to the character.
I kind of get the same way with Gawain. I don't mind when Gawain gets written as a villain, but don't make Gawain abusive towards women. That 13th century poet did NOT write Gawain and the Green Knight just so you can turn around and do that. Please.
The Smol Moth wrote: "Rebecca wrote: "The Smol Moth wrote: "Oh gosh, this sounds bad. I'm theoretically okay with a dark Robin Hood retelling (theoretically), but making Robin Hood abusive towards women? seriously?"A ..."
Exactly!
I haven't seen that myself, but yeah no. That's totally antithetical to Gawain's character and we will not stand for it. (Gawain is such a...chaotic cinnamon roll I love him.)
