The question made me roll my eyes a little bit, but hey, everyone has his perception.
I more or less agree with your perception of the characters, and the problematic. I think he problematizes and reinforces stereotypes.
I also think that sexuality per se is one of those topics Bakker discusses and problematizes, and he shows sexuality mostly as something that either destroys people (like Cnaiur trying to shake off his sexuality) or is used to control people. I'm not sure though how much of this is part of the wish for "grit", or part of the story's core: What makes people behave the way they behave? (I have to admit that this is the reason why I can not bring up real love for the books. There is almost nothing and nobody that is balanced or healthy.)
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I more or less agree with your perception of the characters, and the problematic. I think he problematizes and reinforces stereotypes.
I also think that sexuality per se is one of those topics Bakker discusses and problematizes, and he shows sexuality mostly as something that either destroys people (like Cnaiur trying to shake off his sexuality) or is used to control people. I'm not sure though how much of this is part of the wish for "grit", or part of the story's core: What makes people behave the way they behave? (I have to admit that this is the reason why I can not bring up real love for the books. There is almost nothing and nobody that is balanced or healthy.)