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Originally Posted by Hitch
And it happens constantly today. If you're reading a novel set in, say, 1810, the characters will look/speak/act as though they are in 2022. It's...frustrating. I don't mind the author "softening" what would be infuriating attitudes, for the reading audience, a bit or rather, tamping them down, but pretending that they don't exist? Nyah.
Hitch
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I recall one fantasy series set in a Bronze Age-like world I read back in my paper book days. It was not a particularly good series overall, but what I liked was the refreshing behavior and attitudes of its characters, appropriate for their setting. And one reviewer actually complained about that! They said they were unable to like the main character, because he didn't have 21st century values, and hoped he would "improve" in subsequent books. (Luckily he didn't
). Really.
