When reading Orson Scott Card, I often feel a twinge of unease (most recently while reading Ender in Exile). There's a subtext about secrets and boys that emerges now and then and sets off my child abuse alarm. In Ender in Exile it's more explicit than usual, with Ender and the (Asperger-y?) boy Abra exploring the contours of the giant man's body (you know what I mean if you've read the books) while Ender asks Abra to keep a secret for the rest of his life. Well, the enemies are called "buggers."
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Orson Scott Card
When reading Orson Scott Card, I often feel a twinge of unease (most recently while reading Ender in Exile). There's a subtext about secrets and boys that emerges now and then and sets off my child abuse alarm. In Ender in Exile it's more explicit than usual, with Ender and the (Asperger-y?) boy Abra exploring the contours of the giant man's body (you know what I mean if you've read the books) while Ender asks Abra to keep a secret for the rest of his life. Well, the enemies are called "buggers."
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