Prodigal Summer discussion

Do you feel that the male characters were a little underdeveloped?

That's not really feminism--that's just poor writing. ;)

You didn't find the novel to have feminist undertones? Do you think it was an oversight not an intentional omission?

I didn't say it didn't have feminist slant, just that underdeveloped male characters do not really indicate a feminist piece. I do think it was probably just a weakness in the writing overall. She doesn't usually do male characters as well as female ones overall, which is I think where The Lacuna fails, since its main character is male.

Why do you guys feel the book was feminist? I didn't pick up on that vibe.