Title: Why bother?
Review: Unfortunately, Batu is niether well-written nor a positive story for women.Toth is clearly not a seasoned author. His writing style is basic and at times awkward. The story is a simple chronological, third person narrative with no attempt to use any variety of literary device.While on the surface, the storyline seems to be sensitive to women, there is a consistent undertone of misogyny. Toth seems to equate physical beauty with self-centeredness. Batu is punished for her beauty and her self-confidence. She is punished by both the negative male characters and the "creator". It is as if Toth is trying to tell us that in order for a woman to be fullfilled she must not only be deprived of beauty but must be nearly destoyed by suffering as well.As for the butterfly on the cover? A cliche symbol of ugliness transformed into beauty while the story is the opposite.
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