Does the book contain an undertone of girl power?

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Re: Does the book contain an undertone of girl power?

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The women have strong characters, so there is some girl power, but it doesn't feel like it is the main topic. It certainly is not a girl power diminishing any male presence. The women have important men in their lives, who also have their own strength, so it feels more like they have balanced relationships.
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I can agree that there is a strong undertone of girl power in this book as the author gave emphasis and focus on the female characters.
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I think the writer does try to challenge societies ideas in relation to women and she has them all involved in a make activity. The make characters are not really there and I felt she was attempting to show the strength of female friendships and that women are quite capable of doing things traditionally not expected of them
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Yes, it does. It shows that women can do everything men can. Although, for me, the main point was the friendship between different characters.
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It does have undertones of girls uplifting each other up. You can see this when they all promote each other's businesses without expecting handouts.

They genuinely support each in all aspects.
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I definitely think the author was trying to depict girl power in this story. The women were all very strong in their own ways and had wonderful accomplishments.
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The book does not straight-forwardly reveal that it talks about girl power and feminist ideas the same way that a book about zombies does not tell you it symbolizes the under the surface wish of many people for total collapse of society. The author puts women in all strategical positions in the story and lets them unveil their reality in their own words. This is a story about the need to stay close to each other. It has a very positive message and definitely can relate to girl power, at least in a greater sense.
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I never noticed an in your face GIRL POWER message, and maybe that's because in my mind all of these characters are represented by many actual women in today's world, so its really not that far fetched.
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I think so, but I feel that it has more to do with their individual personalities. Each character has a deep and sometimes, hidden strength within them. With such a diverse cast it's almost impossible for a girl power message to not creep through.
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It's not even an undertone - it's rather blatant, and I see nothing wrong with that. It's rare to see all-female friendships portrayed without the cattiness and drama common to most and I think The Reel Sisters did so perfectly.
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I don't think it contained an undertone of girl power. It was a simple book about simple relationships. The writer makes the role of the men evident in the lives of the women. I see mostly good and healthy relationships.
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It has that undertone, yes, I agree. I even specified this in my review. :)
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The story does emphasize in the strengths of the women, but not completely overshadow the capabilities of the men. The author shows that women also have the capability to do what men can do, especially when the author mentioned that there are bias against women during the past. An author of a fly fishing book made a pen name similar to men just so that the book can be published.
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Yj_Besoy wrote: 30 Aug 2020, 20:07 The story does emphasize in the strengths of the women, but not completely overshadow the capabilities of the men. The author shows that women also have the capability to do what men can do, especially when the author mentioned that there are bias against women during the past. An author of a fly fishing book made a pen name similar to men just so that the book can be published.

Equality between men and women is necessary, but there is no reason to focus on it.
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Post by Echezonachukwu »

Well, since the book focused more on girl power. I don't think anything is out of place in the book.
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