litlover12

I hear you. I get annoyed by what I think of as the Buffy Syndrome. Authors have become so accustomed to the shortcut of writing strong heroines as Buffy clones - because that's what feminism has boiled down to, somehow - that they write off women who stiff-upper-lipped their way through trials as weak if they weren't marching in the streets or demanding to be treated as equals. Let's face it: the idea of humans as equals is a new one and not one your average scullery maid or wealthy heiress would have been exposed to for the vast majority of history. A woman who lived with that, accepted it and managed to be a strong, capable woman anyway is a woman to be admired. Bravery and strength of character doesn't have to manifest in ass kicking, IMO, and for an author who doesn't recognize that to take on a classic like A Little Princess is disappointing.