I was going to title this post Mr M's Women, but that didn't sound right somehow.
I've been reading MM for about 20 years. I have grown and changed considerably in that time, of course and I've found that I relate to different characters now that I'm older. When I was a teenager I identified with Shaarilla of the Dancing Mist: she has red hair, I have red hair; she has an obsession for Elric; I have an obsession for Elric; she is a Wingless Woman, and by some amazing coincidence, I too, am a wingless woman.
As a teenager, I was a complete Romantic fool, and I still am now, but I've also learned to see things from other perspectives. As I get older and gain more confidence, I like to seek out confident and inspiring heroines. I really like the Rose and Oona in particular.
After reading many titles of both Mr M's earlier and more recent works, I've observed that his female characters have become much more dimensional and gained depth. Of course, some characters were always meant to be shallow, like Cymoril, and some were always meant to be deep, like Libussa in City in the Autumn Stars. But, generally speaking, I think the female characters of Mr M's more recent works have more substance and are more developed as characters than those of his earlier stories.
Which MM heroines have inspired you?
I've been reading MM for about 20 years. I have grown and changed considerably in that time, of course and I've found that I relate to different characters now that I'm older. When I was a teenager I identified with Shaarilla of the Dancing Mist: she has red hair, I have red hair; she has an obsession for Elric; I have an obsession for Elric; she is a Wingless Woman, and by some amazing coincidence, I too, am a wingless woman.
As a teenager, I was a complete Romantic fool, and I still am now, but I've also learned to see things from other perspectives. As I get older and gain more confidence, I like to seek out confident and inspiring heroines. I really like the Rose and Oona in particular.
After reading many titles of both Mr M's earlier and more recent works, I've observed that his female characters have become much more dimensional and gained depth. Of course, some characters were always meant to be shallow, like Cymoril, and some were always meant to be deep, like Libussa in City in the Autumn Stars. But, generally speaking, I think the female characters of Mr M's more recent works have more substance and are more developed as characters than those of his earlier stories.
Which MM heroines have inspired you?
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