tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post6831351200877738782..comments2024-01-08T10:16:42.743+00:00Comments on Dot Scribbles: Am I Sexist in my reading choices?Dothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07214328862998740090noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-1348133826234469022009-08-14T21:40:52.490+01:002009-08-14T21:40:52.490+01:00If I analyzed my book list I am not sure what the ...If I analyzed my book list I am not sure what the split would be, but I definitely feel drawn more to both works by women and works with female protagonists. Not being a woman, I am not an expert on how often male authors make a hash out of trying to write from a female perspective. I do occasionally,come across female authors who really don't understand the male perspective well enough to write about it.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-78846030659227784342009-07-30T00:44:53.947+01:002009-07-30T00:44:53.947+01:00Interesting you should mention this as I was just ...Interesting you should mention this as I was just thinking about this a while ago ... I have the same "problem" - I tend to read mostly female authors and if a book is written by a guy, I'm already less interested. I do own and read several dudes per year, but I admit that I'm more partial to women - don't mean to be sexist, I guess it's just because it's easier to relate?Bookalicious Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811880304474779063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-67245042343797345092009-07-28T20:51:46.509+01:002009-07-28T20:51:46.509+01:00Jess- What a good idea for a reading challenge, I ...Jess- What a good idea for a reading challenge, I shall have to have a think about that!!Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214328862998740090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-75657156872063350882009-07-28T20:50:39.042+01:002009-07-28T20:50:39.042+01:00Simon- I felt really guilty when I realised- I am ...Simon- I felt really guilty when I realised- I am going to try and be a bit more open minded about male authors!Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214328862998740090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-71547992018853685782009-07-28T19:27:40.954+01:002009-07-28T19:27:40.954+01:00Oh I read tonnes more books by women than I do boo...Oh I read tonnes more books by women than I do books by men which is probably very naughty and I should look at... in fact I shall henceforth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-20294324992597302682009-07-28T16:06:26.053+01:002009-07-28T16:06:26.053+01:00I realized the other day that about 99% of the boo...I realized the other day that about 99% of the books I read have a female main character. Those are the kinds of books that I am drawn to, I guess. Someone should create a Gender Switching Challenge or something like that -- where you have to read so many books with male main characters.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053463512324781210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-4954447251125498462009-07-27T13:40:33.647+01:002009-07-27T13:40:33.647+01:00I read a lot more books by women but I think thats...I read a lot more books by women but I think thats because 99% of the authors in the "chick-lit" genre are female! I do enjoy male written books such as Mike Gayle and Matt Dunn, but read more women written fiction because there's just more of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-33312238387850481702009-07-27T08:49:04.629+01:002009-07-27T08:49:04.629+01:00Nadia- I suppose everyone's different, just ho...Nadia- I suppose everyone's different, just hope that I am not missing out on great authors, going to try and take the time to look for more!<br /><br />Meg- I have a Nick Hornby book sitting on my bookshelf, maybe he would be a good place to start!<br /><br />Ashley- I suppose it's natural that as a woman I identify more with a central female character. I did really enjoy Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone which is written by a man writing from a female perspective.<br /><br />Amy- I still haven't got round to reading Philip Pullman's books, heard many good things about them though!Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214328862998740090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-7225720184379416962009-07-24T17:32:29.256+01:002009-07-24T17:32:29.256+01:00I've just thought of another I really enjoyed....I've just thought of another I really enjoyed....The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time! And Philip Pullman books. Hmm, perhaps not such a lost cause after all....Bluebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629498079234903934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-62552455943005113382009-07-24T17:10:34.479+01:002009-07-24T17:10:34.479+01:00I tend to like novels written from a woman's p...I tend to like novels written from a woman's perspective more than those from a man's perspective. For me I think it's about who I identify with. There have been plenty of female-centered books that I have not been able to connect so I put them aside, as well as man-centered books I actually enjoyed. I just tend to connect more with a central female character.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010896007428362632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-72178828992180239932009-07-24T16:15:08.650+01:002009-07-24T16:15:08.650+01:00I absolutely read more books by women than men -- ...I absolutely read more books by women than men -- especially ones told in first person! Since I'm (obviously) female myself, I just relate so much more with female protagonists.<br /><br />Occasionally, I branch out and read a book from a male perspective... and I've liked many of those! John Green's <i>An Abundance of Katherines</i> and <i>Looking For Alaska</i> come to mind, as well as Nick Hornby's <i>Slam.</i> But other than that, books by guys don't really seem to interest me all that much! And when they do, they're still not my favorites.<br /><br />I don't think there's anything wrong with liking what you like... since we appreciate literature by women, I say we should go for it! In my own, little feminist way, maybe we're making up for all the time womens' words were suppressed, disrespected or ignored :) Yay, women's lib! hahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-47206353643612600032009-07-24T15:30:44.166+01:002009-07-24T15:30:44.166+01:00I tend to read more books by male authors for some...I tend to read more books by male authors for some reason. I noticed that when I was organizing my books. The thing that I don't get is that I am a women's studies major and the amount of books I have by female authors pales in comparison to the ones by men. Oh well.Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315207186180201488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-20701048171461510372009-07-24T12:54:56.593+01:002009-07-24T12:54:56.593+01:00Amy- I prefer the female viewpoint too! The last b...Amy- I prefer the female viewpoint too! The last book I read by a male author was focused on women and had a central female character and I really enjoyed that. So maybe it is that I don't like books based soley around a central male character rather than not liking male authors in general.Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214328862998740090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-18780385452221874062009-07-24T12:47:47.265+01:002009-07-24T12:47:47.265+01:00Dot - I consciously do read more female written bo...Dot - I consciously do read more female written books. I just prefer the female viewpoint, I can't relate to men. I will hardly ever pick up a book if it's written by a man - the only real exceptions are male authored books that focus on women - eg, Nicholas Sparks, or Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder, or Pamela by Samuel Richardson. The only other male written book I have really enjoyed is Captain Corelli's Mandolin.Bluebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629498079234903934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-47918701593057358282009-07-24T12:24:20.835+01:002009-07-24T12:24:20.835+01:00Violet- I don't think that it has been intenti...Violet- I don't think that it has been intentional, I had not really thought about it before. I was just speaking to my boyfriend about it and he said that he doesn't like reading books from a female perspective so favours male authors.<br /><br />farmlanebooks- Maybe, I think that I am going to start looking into male authors a bit more, I might be missing out on some good books!Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214328862998740090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-70204411352966314802009-07-24T11:59:05.702+01:002009-07-24T11:59:05.702+01:00I think I read more books by male authors than fem...I think I read more books by male authors than female ones, but I think that may be because men write more books than women. <br /><br />Looking at my top ten books I think they are fairly evenly split between the two sexes. <br /><br />Women are more able to write about certain aspects of life, but I can relate to most of what me say too. I wouldn't worry about it - perhaps next time you look at your shelves they will be mostly male authors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-43038401750375488642009-07-24T10:40:52.566+01:002009-07-24T10:40:52.566+01:00I read majority of women authors too but I would l...I read majority of women authors too but I would like to think it's not intentional. I think it could be that being women we can relate more to the women's perpective. I don't see anything wrong with that.<br /><br />My dad does not read books written by women, not that he hasn't tried but just that he doesn't like or understand them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731368674126403329.post-20495667576823064572009-07-24T10:12:41.429+01:002009-07-24T10:12:41.429+01:00There's an Award for you on my blog! :) xThere's an Award for you on my blog! :) xNovelicioushttp://www.novelicious.comnoreply@blogger.com