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Yeah, I wouldn't say kandra are agender or even genderfluid as a whole: they definitely have a societal concept of gender, but unlike humans their physical appearance doesn't look like it factors into it. Maybe there are social cues / constructs for what a gendered True Body looks like, but when it comes to human bodies they don't seem to care. Like when Wayne dresses up, human bodies are one big costume for a kandra and whatever a kandra's internal sense of self is, it likely doesn't map onto a human body. Sanderson can have an interesting take on sex / gender / gender roles at times, I'm interested in seeing how it plays out in the Stormlight series in particular. Like how did it come about that the (human) men are supposed to be illiterate war machines and the women are meant to be philosophical waifs.
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ITT I realize some of my fellow Americans must've thought the last few Harry Potter books were way racier than JK Rowling intended.
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Captain Capitalism posted:Brandon's newsletter just came out with a preview for the Stormlight novella.  I liked her interlude, so bring it on.
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Yeah while I appreciate Sanderson's willingness to write characters different from himself, I think the ones that shine the most share his personal history. Sazed's religious struggles in mistborn felt really genuine.
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Only the Darkstar in Feast For Crows was more Original Character Do Not Steal than that dude.
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