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mmm i didn't see it that way, i really liked this book. Maybe it might have sound that way to some people because the story is based around the 1920's-40's if i remember correctly.

100% sexist, and it's got less to do with the historical context than with the author's attitude towards female characters, all stuck in sexist stereotypes and portrayed either as hysterical or as damsels in distress, with a lot of sexual appeal. Not to mention the way how the women interact with each other in the book, being jealous of each other because of men. Let's remind ourselves that even though the book is set in the 40's, it came out in 2001. No excuse for that.

sexist...? I dont' see that at all. Mind you, the book is set in the early part of the century, so culture and mores differed in regards to women, and especially how men regarded women. But I would not call the book "sexist" by any stretch of the imagination.

Now if you want to call the book "sexy"...that's a different story. Because it most certainly that. As well as brilliantly written with an labyrinthian plotline and really great characters.

Very much so. People have a hard time seeing the difference between writing in a sexist time period versus terrible writing of women characters. They’re mistakenly excusing the latter because of the former.

The book is absolutely sexist, in that the way Zafron approaches and writes women characters is stereotypical, lazy, empty, and negative.

Rebecca is a gothic novel that was not only set in the past but was WRITTEN in the past (published 1938), and it is far, far, far, FAR less sexist than this book.

This is an incredible read. I have no idea where the "sexist" comment arose! One of my top ten.

I can't remember feeling it was sexist when I read it. A great read and I'm sure I will read it again!

I totally agree with all of you. It is a great book and it is not "sexist" at all. Just tell us a story in a particular period. I strongly recommend you read this book and judge it on your own.

The book is set up as a gothic novel - and in order to do that certain elements have to be in motion: a woman in distress, very emotionally-charged scenes, a lack of protection from evil...it may not be that the writer is being sexist but that they are using devices that are not really putting women in a more modern light. The interesting question is why the author is choosing to do that.

Brenna: I read the book and absolutely loved it. There certainly are moments of sexism in the book, but I wouldn't say the book/author is sexist. The book takes place in Spain in the first half of the 20th century and I felt that those situations just reflected the mindset of the time. It really was an incredible book. I don't think those issues get in the way of the storyline at all.

I read this book a while ago however...I wouldn't have said that it was sexist. I pick up the same sort of vibe I get when I watch a David Lynch movie. If you feel that is some kind of latent sexism, then...personally I feel it's deeper than that.

Yeah, I would not say sexist either. It definitely gives you something to chew on in regards to how either the author views women, or how the main characters of that time view women. Without giving much away, they trend towards a physically/emotionally weak front, but (as is the period) men empower them with almost supernatural internal graces due to their 'mysteries'.
Gotta love the '40s.
I'm being generic and vague yes, but the gender roles in the book were something that caught my attention and did nothing to detract from the book at all.

I loved this book and didn't think the book was sexist, however, I did find it a bit farfetched that a ten year old boy would find a woman sexually attractive at his age and falls so easily in love.

I fell in love with this book, where was it sexist? When Fermin talks about his views on women, that is not the author using his character as a mouthpiece-that's the author building character. It felt authentic and real, and I was never offended in the slightest. Only greatly tickled.

It sure is.

Sexist? It takes place in SPAIN in 1900-1955. You have to read it in context. Anything in that country in that time period would appear sexist to modern eyes.

This book IS sexist. While I was reading chapter seven I think the book pinched my man-boob. I called the police. The book and I are in some pretty heavy litigation right now.

I just want the court battle to end because I keep having to relive the Incident and I'm just so tired of it all. No one deserves to have their man-boobs pinched by a book.

What hurts the most is that I really thought it was a GOOD book, you know? (Sniffle)

Brenna wrote: "I am thinking about reading this book but I read from someone's review that the book seems sexist. Women were always looked down upon and/or abused, etc. She made it seem like it went on a lot thro..."

This book is fantastic!!! The author does a great job describing the Spanish culture and idiosyncracies of the time period.