tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post2004252586895735156..comments2024-03-28T01:04:21.897-06:00Comments on Gossamer Obsessions: "Cinder," by Marissa MeyerAnimeJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-78973210555787206362014-05-10T11:23:59.988-06:002014-05-10T11:23:59.988-06:00Agree to disagree on Levana. I'm not saying ma...Agree to disagree on Levana. I'm not saying make her less evil - just, well, less CARTOONISHLY evil. But she is the Evil Fairytale Queen so it doesn't ruin the book - but the whole Lunar Queen thing bothered me for 3 reasons:<br /><br /><br />1) I really don't get how you can psychically brainwash an entire population if the entire population IS ALSO PSYCHIC. That just fails for me on a sci-fi world building level.<br />2) Also on a world building level - the moon is a fraction the size of Earth and very far away. In what universe would they be a viable military threat to the entire planet? By necessity they will have fewer people and likely less resources since a bunch of them will have to be used to keep the moon viable for human life. <br />3) The Lunar Queen's behaviour kind of justifies the Lunar prejudice. I mean, when the ONLY visible representative of a planet is just unrepentantly crazy and evil, can you blame ignorant Earthens for thinking Lunars are all like that?<br /><br /><br />I'm getting very thinky on this. But I still enjoyed the book.AnimeJunenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-56590996729573140492014-05-10T11:17:56.385-06:002014-05-10T11:17:56.385-06:00Yup. Very excited to read the second and third boo...Yup. Very excited to read the second and third books in the series!AnimeJunenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-68439227631405260562014-05-10T03:03:09.442-06:002014-05-10T03:03:09.442-06:00My impression, from looking at the information on ...My impression, from looking at the information on the other books (and from certain character revelations in Cinder), is that the Lunars generally aren't a bad bunch, despite being ruled by an Evil Moon Queen. Maybe the Earth people will learn a valuable lesson re: respecting other cultures and not judging a country's entire population by its oppressive dictator, although I'm prepared for the issue to go unaddressed. As for Levana, I didn't mind her character's lack of nuance. If you're in the business of dictatorship, even in real life, I feel like you kind of have to possess an Evil Moon Queen personality.<br /><br /><br />My big problem (which I have not seen mentioned in any review and it's driving me crazy) is the depiction of anti-cyborg discrimination. The form that it takes in the novel just seems so nonsensical in so many different ways: economically, emotionally, socially, scientifically, you name it.Emily Sorgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-74480045954707856042014-05-09T09:46:15.709-06:002014-05-09T09:46:15.709-06:00I think this review is pretty much note perfect. M...I think this review is pretty much note perfect. My feelings exactly.Angiehttp://www.angie-ville.com/noreply@blogger.com