![]() It seems to me that Rowell has grown as a writer since then - the Simon Snow trilogy features a diverse cast and is written with sensitivity - I think. Here is an article by Laurelei Bautistta that discusses the racism in Eleanor & Park. ![]() I am saddened that Rainbow Rowell has not properly responded to these critiques. ![]() A note to acknowledge that there is significant criticism of Rainbow Rowell’s first novel, Eleanor & Park, which features a Korean character and which many readers have found to be racist.(And a side- side note for those unfamiliar with the Witch, Please podcast: if the mention of HP makes you nervous/angry, fear not! Witch, Please is a strongly anti-TERF platform.) For me, the Simon Snow trilogy far surpasses its origins as such and stands firmly on its own two feet-but the episode is still fun and informative. You can read about it in this NPR article by an author I love, Amal El-Mohtar, and also listen to this excellent and hilarious episode of Witch, Please where they deconstruct Carry On as a Harry Potter intertext. ![]() I have TOO MUCH to say about the trilogy itself to write about the fanfiction meta-extravaganza that is the Simon Snow book series. There is context to the origin of these books, which have their beginnings in the novel Fangirl.Simon and Baz, straight outta Cath’s imagination. ![]()
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