Dreadnought: Britain,Germany and the Coming of the Great War

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Other major players include William I, Alfred von Tirpitz, Lord Salisbury, Edward VII, Otto von Bismarck, Joseph Chamberlain, Arthur Balfour, H. If you’re thinking about reading this book but are holding off only because you want to know if it contains a nail-biting, race-against-the-clock, down-to-the-wire finale … then yes, yes it does.

At one point, Danny questions her previous friendship with him, wondering how she didn’t see how he was so terrible.Transgender issues aside, this is a household that is not a safe or nurturing environment for any kid. Her only friend, David, makes a sexual proposition after Danny’s transformation and, when Danny turns him down, David responds by saying that he hopes that Danny will get raped. Danny is immediately screened by the Legion, where she is bullied by Greywytch (who does not believe that transgender women are legitimately women). I know that some people, both trans and cis, have pointed out the handwaving convenience of Danny’s transition into literally a Superhot Superwoman, and they have a point. But in this case, the wish fulfillment ends up entrenching some extraordinarily problematic ideas of sex and gender for trans and cis women alike.

Given the fact that Greywytch is nothing more than a political ideology, readers lose out on this important thought exploration. Is there a name for the situation where you keep thinking you like a certain genre, but you’re almost unfailingly critical of every book in that genre you read? Until Dreadnought fell out of the sky and died right in front of her, Danny was trying to keep people from finding out shes transgender. Danny's having a moment to herself when superfamous superhero Dreadnought drops out of the sky and dies in her arms—but not before passing her his powers. Dreadnoughts murderera cyborg named Utopiastill haunts the streets of New Port City, threatening destruction.Keep in mind that Dreadnought is less than 300 pages—there is a lot of character development going on here for a slim book! Because Danny is not yet an adult, the Legion of Superheroes is divided on how to approach her unique situation. As for bad guys: Danny’s up against not only controlling father but the low-self-esteem he’s planted inside her.