the bechdel test

Word count:
Project:

Does your novel pass the Bechdel Test?

The rules are simple:

1. It has to have at least two women in it,
2. Who talk to each other,
3. About something besides a man.

MoL Aside from the recent introduction of Kara, it fails immediately because AJ is the only female. With Kara, it passes marginally. (Taylor is a frequent topic, but Kara's job and AJ's health are big ones too.)

SAO Yes. They talk about dancing and animals.

Sinistral 'verse Oh holy crap yes. Politics, shifting, family, priorities... Analinn doesn't even like talking about Jarik to her family.

poD Adalee talks to her mother about training a lot. And family. Adalee and Sunny don't talk, though, and Adalee and Ceri snipe back and forth on the safe topic of training because otherwise leads to bloodshed, lol.

D&S Magic, magic, magic. Reqel and Ana or Ana/Cass/Jassily: it's always about magic and escaping. I don't think they ever actually talk about men. The closest it comes is Adam giving Ana some shit about Drew that is unintentionally ironic.

V&W There is no romance. It has to pass. Ardith and Ren talk magic and strategy. Brooke comes in and... eh. Still passes, because it never really comes up. It's just competition, not actually men.

Firestarter Oooh. This might fail. Jennica and Heather talk a little about Jennica's past, but even then, Jennica was a sex slave. Jennica's WORLD right now is Andrew. Interesting.

NR Eren and Morissa talk leadership, but that's very men-oriented. And there's a lot of dragon talk. Not a lot of female characters in this one.