The Gemma Doyle series is certainly an interesting case. I'd have to reread it to really draw out the nuances, but I have to say that I was taken aback by the queer characters having both been sexually abused and exploited to varying degrees. Their relationship is obviously more than their having turned to each other in their time of need, but it kind of had shades of "women! because men suck too much!" going on there. It's also striking that they start out as the primary antagonists of Gemma's school life, and then become (at different points) antagonists in her magical life. But on the other hand, they're both richly drawn characters, and so totally in love. I've never been able to decide if Doyle was consciously engaging with those tropes, or not. I mean, Gemma herself has some serious girl crushes going on, and none of them are presented as being bad, in and of themselves. Felicity and Pippa's relationship is a Good Thing, save for all the external factors that turn it into a Bad Thing (impending marriage, the laws of the magical world). I mean, for long stretches, it's presented as a good and pure relationship.
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Date: 2010-02-09 11:16 pm (UTC)idek, what on your thoughts on
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