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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

Are the books as good as the show? Is there any value add in reading the books, after I've watched and fell in love with the show?

Edit: thank you, everyone! The overwhelming positive feedback on the books has me convinced. They are on my reading queue!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I actually preferred the show version up to and especially book 3. But then the books have an actual ending and other great POV characters. I'd say they are equally great overall

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I'd say they're better

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

The show made a fair few changes from the books, mostly for the better. Off the top of my head, Avasarala and Draper are introduced earlier in the show, Drummer got the consolidated stories of several other side characters and Elvi Okoye's and Ashford's personalities were significantly changed. IMO, Show Ashford is a much more interesting character than Book Ashford. In addition, the season 6 side plot with the kids is told much later in the books.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

The books are spectacular, keep going after the show, and didn't have to write off any characters because of actor unavailability or sex scandals.

Though be prepared that Drummer isn't really a player in the books until after the events of the show. They kinda combined a lot of side characters from the book to create her role in the show.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Feminism is about allowing equal access to choices for all, including men, doesn’t matter who you are.

If you’re a post-menopausal woman and all you want to do is rear grandkids that’s just as valid a choice as a post-menopausal woman deciding she wants to run for public office. Depends on who you are, and what you want to do.

If you’re talking about constructing social hierarchies based on biology, then only women should be in power because the future can only come from them, ie kids. Sperm is cheap and available in vast quantities, eggs are a precious commodity.

So please no, egalitarian frameworks, ie not discriminating based on sex or gender, are the only social frameworks which ensure optimal self-actualization for current and future community members

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

did you comment on the wrong post? what is this even arguing against

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

If you’re a post-menopausal woman and all you want to do is rear grandkids that’s just as valid a choice

That's just the point of this post. It's pointing out, that post menopausal women can have more than one purpose depending on what they choose to do with their lives.

It doesn't say the only purpose. I think you missed that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you’re talking about constructing social hierarchies based on biology, then only women should be in power because the future can only come from them, ie kids.

Except said biology gives men the physical strength to remain in power ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Maybe, but strength isn’t the only biologically-driven determinant factor which helps with attaining power. See Cleopatra and Caesar.

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