Board Thread:Magnus Chase & the Gods of Asgard/@comment-5896827-20161014021044/@comment-31481772-20171015145403

My thoughts on this became a little more coherent just a few hours ago. May not be right, but what I wanted to say (quoted from discussions):

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Mr. Riordan recognizes the people with different orientations. But that was never the focus of his  books. That's why we talk about the story, rather than who is gay or who is straight.

When I think of Nico di Angelo, "gay" is NOT the first thing that comes to my mind. When I think of Emmie and Jo, "lesbian" is NOT the first word that I associate with them. When I think of Apollo, "bisexual" is NOT the next thing in my mind.

Unfortunately, when I think of Alex Fierro, "transgender" IS usually the next thing in my mind. In Magnus Chase 2 and 3, I feel Alex pushes so hard to tell us about different genders that it takes the focus away from their missions - fighting Loki, fighting giants, etc.

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Entirely my thoughts.