Don’t do it, folks.Īnd also: TW for rape/sexual assault/violence. No matter the education, you mashing up cultures together disregarding the already tumultuous history regarding those two cultures and perpetuating harmful stereotypes is BAD. This is especially bad because this was written by a white person. By creating a culture that is mixing these two and makes no distinction, you’re doing more harm to us than good. There are already stereotypes present that make people think that we Asians are a monolith, when, in fact, we are not. This is a problem so many authors do because it perpetuates the notion that all Asian cultures are the same.
In the author’s note, Goodman actually says that she did a mixture of Japanese & Chinese cultures to form the world of this duology. Here’s a goodreads review you can read for more info! Instead, show how someone with disability is accommodated for. If you want to have books featuring disability, don’t give magical cures. Disabled folks don’t want magical cures in literature because that’s not the reality we face.
Instead, Goodman shows us a “magical” cure for this issue, which is incredibly insensitive. She wasn’t given the chance to adapt WITH her disability. All the worst of it is that towards the end, she was healed of her disability by her dragon, and suddenly her life is so much better. A lot of her pain and problems come from being disabled. She was worth nothing BECAUSE of disability (mind you she was still posing as a boy so her gender didn’t really hinder her). (She got hit by a cart, giving her permanent injury preventing her from walking without a limp or pain). This alone was handled poorly because she was disregarded by literally everyone BECAUSE of her disability. I do have spoilers in this answer in case anyone cares about that.Įona (our MC) is disabled. Short answer to you: this book is incredibly ableist and it’s also racist. So Eon (by Alison Goodman) promises an interesting concept with spiritual dragons and a girl posing as a boy in order to be what’s called a Dragoneye. Thank you for asking, my dear! Let’s go through it!
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