I want to preface this post by saying I have very much enjoyed Storm Front by Jim Butcher. So much so that I immediately moved on to the next book in the series. The world created by Butcher is enticing, dark, mysterious and dangerous. The magic is well thought out, and he spends just enough time explaining how it works for you to believe that Dresden is a masterful practitioner without belabouring the point. I also want to say I know nothing about Jim Butcher and am not implying that he is misogynistic. With that preface, let’s begin.
MISOGYNY V.S CHIVALRY
Consent. It’s a concept spoken of often nowadays, and while I hesitate to judge fiction by standards perhaps not used when they were written, the Dresden Files aren’t what I would consider “old”. It suffers from Nice Guy Syndrome. It bears the marks of fedora-tipping m’lady-ing wrapped in a duster and wearing cowboy boots. Consent in context is what makes or breaks chivalry…