S. I. (RedHeadDread) reviewed on 9/24/2008 + 43 more book reviews

Novik has been dealing with race, culture and gender in all of these books with more or less success. I gritted my teeth through various parts of the second book and its literal "dragon lady" stereotype, but when I came to the noble, dignified black missionary and his wife, and the deepest, darkest Africa complete with evil tribesmen I had to stop reading. Novik may be trying to deal with the stereotypes as they existed at the time, but I just couldn't stomach it any more.

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