/lit/ - Literature

A few threads ago you guys said that The Three Body problem wasn't misogynistic and that any criticisms to that effect were just baseless, overhyped political correctness.

Well I just finished the trilogy and the second two books very obviously espouse old-school sexist views towards women. It didn't detract from my enjoyment of the books (since I think there's a grain of truth to those ideas) but at least call a spade a spade, guys.

(Obviously it's debatable whether these views are those of the author or those of the culture he is writing from within, but that's ultimately irrelevant insofar as these ideas form the premise for much of the second two books' narrative.)

(Also for what it's worth, the first two books were amazing, full of original ideas packaged in a proficient, well-crafted plot. The last one was just alright--still good compared to most other current SF but not as intense as its predecessors.)