#*actually engage with the historical context and write compelling female characters full of depth and meaning still within that context
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i should read more historical fiction to run stats on how many partake in the mcu-disney-girlbossification-sanitisation of women and how many are normal*
#*actually engage with the historical context and write compelling female characters full of depth and meaning still within that context#idk what the common consensus on Circe (the book) is (i liked it) but there’s a review on goodreads that complains about the writing bc#circle wasn’t like . girlboss enough . or something . and had actual flaws and didn’t have an Epic Witty Comeback every time she got beat do#down . anw i like historical fiction that is the opposite of what that reviewer likes i think#circe* lmao#jay rambles#this post brought to u by one of my eng teachers letting us know we could read the historical fiction of the female medieval figure we’re#studying (julian of norwich) and go with a sort of comparative study angle for our essays if it interested us
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