She was in a way. She turns back up in the third book, under the name Sally Sheers. (Although she wasn’t quite invulnerable; the ninja almost killed her, and definitely beat her).
I think maybe it’s the ubiquitousness that irritates me more than the archetype itself. ‘Oh, in this story too the woman is a super spy assassin warrior queen who can stylishly whip everything and everyone in sight? And all the commentary is either about what a badass she is, or else just setups so she can humiliate the non-worshipper?’ At this point I’ll just turn off a movie at the first sign of that, because I already know the rest of the plot without the bother of watching.
Actually now that I think about it she got badly beat up on the run to steal the software with the... was it Panther Moderns? So she was a lot more realistically vulnerable in spite of her hardware.
I am just now re-reading "The Peripheral" in preparation of reading his newly arrived, brand new "Agency", which I didn't realize had been released. One of my very favorite modern authors.
I loved that book.
ReplyDeleteCome to think of it, Molly was an early example of the Strong Female Lead, genetically altered to be practically invulnerable.
She was in a way. She turns back up in the third book, under the name Sally Sheers. (Although she wasn’t quite invulnerable; the ninja almost killed her, and definitely beat her).
ReplyDeleteI think maybe it’s the ubiquitousness that irritates me more than the archetype itself. ‘Oh, in this story too the woman is a super spy assassin warrior queen who can stylishly whip everything and everyone in sight? And all the commentary is either about what a badass she is, or else just setups so she can humiliate the non-worshipper?’ At this point I’ll just turn off a movie at the first sign of that, because I already know the rest of the plot without the bother of watching.
Actually now that I think about it she got badly beat up on the run to steal the software with the... was it Panther Moderns? So she was a lot more realistically vulnerable in spite of her hardware.
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ReplyDeleteI am just now re-reading "The Peripheral" in preparation of reading his newly arrived, brand new "Agency", which I didn't realize had been released. One of my very favorite modern authors.