The [Chung Kuo] series wins the prize from me for most poisonously [sexist] book series. It's not the constant [rape] and [atrocity] scenes, it's that all the women exist for only 3 reasons:

To be [beautiful] and/or [sexy]
To support their men in a particularly [self-negating] way
To be [violated] and then [die], murdered

They don't have any other [personality]. Either they are beautiful, sexy, young and [innocent]; beautiful, sexy, young and [prostitute]s/sex slaves; or beautiful, sexy, nearing [menopause], and somewhat ridiculously [sexually desperate].

Whichever variety of "[woman]" they are, their ultimate [fate] is to be raped and murdered in some [atrocious] way.

Even the female characters in [Shogun], or [The Fountainhead], had more personality than this.

If you read this series and liked it, I ask you to go back and think about the patterns in the characters, plot, and [gender stereotype]s. This sort of thing is in many books, but [Chung Kuo] has been the worst example I've ever seen!

If you want a [future history] where the world is dominated by [China], try [China Mountain Zhang] by [Maureen F. McHugh]. And if you want actual trashy Chinese literature, try reading [Golden Lotus], or [Chin P'ing Mei]. If you just want porn, why not go straight to the source and read some [Marquis De Sade].

Chung Kuo (thing)