Comment on Imagine there was a society in which blue eyed people are referred to with blee/bler pronouns, and green eyed people are referred to with glee/gler pronouns...

• chazwhiz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If it were a glorification of that concept, then sure, but it’s not. Most of the time spent on that particular bit of world building it to point out what a stupid system it is.

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  • Admetus@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Interesting, the series sounds like it’s really worth checking out.

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    • Tujio@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s very good if you’re into high fantasy. It’s a time investment, though. 6500 pages and counting.

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      • onslaught545@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s worth the investment, though. So are his other series.

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    • chazwhiz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If you like fantasy, he is writing some of the best out there right now. The Stormlight series is planned as 10 books, 5 so far, so if you want to “try it out” you might want to start elsewhere. His Mistborn trilogy is outstanding, and the first book can actually stand alone so you don’t feel like committing. It’s also got some good social commentary in the world building about class systems etc.

      If you don’t like fantasy, then probably not worth your time.

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• blackstampede@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve read the series, and it’s not. The characters struggle with the (often nonsensical) established caste system and their role in it, and it’s intended as a mirror to real world caste systems and racial divisions rather than as a celebration of them.

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  • chazwhiz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah, you’re spot on. It’s not heavy handed, but the eye color caste/class stuff is not supposed to be seen as a positive for sure.

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