I feel pretty ambivalent towards Narcissus. On one hand the sheer lack of research or understanding into the intersex condition is pretty headdesky, but given that's LKH all over.
On the whole I liked that a genderqueer pervert had such power (even if it was undermined later on). I like seeing predatory queers who can handle themselves, make heterosexuals squawk with fear and use it to gain respect for themselves. It's nice to see someone so effeminate be dangerous. I personally was amazed that LKH could get her blinkered mind around the concept of a strong man in a dress with a uterus. Plus he replaces Gabriel as none-submissive, none-weak masochist, which I really appreciated as a counter balance to characters like the leopards and Phillip.
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Date: 2007-05-04 06:29 pm (UTC)On the whole I liked that a genderqueer pervert had such power (even if it was undermined later on). I like seeing predatory queers who can handle themselves, make heterosexuals squawk with fear and use it to gain respect for themselves. It's nice to see someone so effeminate be dangerous. I personally was amazed that LKH could get her blinkered mind around the concept of a strong man in a dress with a uterus. Plus he replaces Gabriel as none-submissive, none-weak masochist, which I really appreciated as a counter balance to characters like the leopards and Phillip.