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Title: A Fantasy For Boys
Review: As a woman this novel left a bad taste in my mouth. A lot of women, and men, claim that fantasy novels as a whole are sexist. I disagree for the most part, but this book... well.. let's just say that its premise, in a nutshell, is that a bunch of clueless macho idiots get to dress up in kewl pirate costumes to save a ship full of naked women. I'm not making this up! To Feist's credit, the women, for the most part, are strong, intelligent, and pragmatic. Unfortunately these qualities are wasted since the plucky lasses do very little other that fend off rapists and make fruitless escape attempts. Mostly in the buff. What irks me most, I suppose, is that the heroes have far less regard for their women than the villians do. If this review makes you want to read more, by all means buy it. But if your the type of person who rolls his eyes at bikini laden beer commercials, you might want to pass for something a little more mature. Which would be anything.
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