I couldn't sleep the other night and I began thinking about the types of books that I read and whether they mainly have a male or female character. I decided that in the main I read books with a female lead and this led me to wonder whether that is because I am female, am I just drawn to books where women play the main part? Plus I realised that I mainly read books by female authors too, I wonder if this means that I am missing out on some brilliant books written by men. I know that there have been times when I have put down a book in a shop mainly because it was written by a man and not a woman. The only exception to this seems to be crime novels, I have no idea why but I do prefer my main character in those to be male. Don't get me wrong, I love the Maura and Isles series by Tess Gerritsen but I know that I would pick Hercule Poirot over Miss Marple any day!
I think I am going to try and be a little more open minded when it comes to male authors next time I am looking for a book as I am sure I have passed up some excellent books in the past.Have you ever thought about this? Do you tend to read books by mainly a female or male author and what sex do you prefer your main character to be?
