A not-uncommon problem for male authors, even male authors who are generally considered to be among the best, is a difficulty with writing women. Sometimes, this manifests in blatantly misogynistic writing, denying female characters agency, making them wholly reliant on and/or subservient to male characters. But often, the problem isn’t so straight forward. Sometimes, a … Continue reading I Need a Second Opinion on ‘The Book of the Ancestor’