Plum Island (John Corey, #1) (1997) | How Woke Is It?

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Plum Island (John Corey, #1)1997

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What We Think

A thoroughly non-woke thriller, Plum Island cares about plot, suspense, and character more than ideology. If you’re tired of identity politics in fiction, this is a solid palate cleanser and a throwback to when stories came before statements.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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What is this?

Plum Island stays true to classic thriller storytelling, characters are driven by wit and personal motive, not box-ticking for diversity. There's no whiff of forced representation or identity being pushed over substance. DeMille is far more interested in building suspense than checking modern ideological boxes.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The book respects traditional values and roles without feeling the need to flip gender dynamics or ridicule cultural foundations. Masculinity, religion, and morality aren’t undermined, and the narrative isn’t used as a soapbox for 're-examining' traditional structures. It’s refreshingly classic, no subversions for subversion’s sake here.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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What is this?

Plum Island is all about mystery, banter, and old-school intrigue, not pushing a singular modern ideology. Traditional and alternative viewpoints aren’t villainized or reduced to strawmen; ideological debates are absent because the book is actually focused on its story, not preaching.

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