That good ole juggling act with the huge cast of characters...bookowlie wrote: ↑25 Feb 2018, 10:41You make a good point. It's always a balancing act for an author to keep some characters in the background so the main premise is not watered down. In this case, it would have probably taken the plot even more off track if the men had been featured more, since there were already five main characters!CatInTheHat wrote: ↑23 Feb 2018, 17:55 I feel like the men had a reason to be there, but if they were given greater roles in the story, it would have diminished the essence of the story, the women's friendships.
I can't help but think about the average trade paperback by Clancy or Demille: The women are pretty much afterthoughts or window dressing. I think it is fair for the men to get the same treatment in this book. In my opinion, they belong on the periphery in this case.