Books - What are you reading?
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jimmyjimjim said:
In short, moronic female wish/power fulfillment ste.
I can only assume the majority of the positive reviewers are female (and a few minutes spent checking the reviews shows that ~95% are indeed thus).
What I will say is that men tend to prefer books (and movies) about things happening, women tend to prefer books about relationships.
A gross over simplification, but it holds true enough to show a decent correlation.
So men would tend to prefer books written by men (or by women writing in a masculine fashion), and vice versa.
Yeah , obviously . I must have some sort of gender problem as , actually , I just like to read good books (whether about ..err..'things happening ' or 'relationships '). Do your prejudices get in the way when you read a male author writing as a woman I wonder? I can only assume the majority of the positive reviewers are female (and a few minutes spent checking the reviews shows that ~95% are indeed thus).
What I will say is that men tend to prefer books (and movies) about things happening, women tend to prefer books about relationships.
A gross over simplification, but it holds true enough to show a decent correlation.
So men would tend to prefer books written by men (or by women writing in a masculine fashion), and vice versa.
jimmyjimjim said:
I did say gross over simplification (and you didn't read any of the subsequent posts). It WAS a bloody awful book, though.
I can't actually think off the top of my head of anything I've read, written by a man 'in the style of a woman', any in particular that you were thinking of?
A Long Way Down (in respect of two of the four or five characters); Gone girl I can't actually think off the top of my head of anything I've read, written by a man 'in the style of a woman', any in particular that you were thinking of?
(in respect of one of the two mains) and Brazzaville Beach. Enjoyed them all.
FBP1 said:
Tut tut.
First rule of Fight Club is...
Actually I went to fight club yesterday.I truned up a bit late and missed the start and the rules but it was pretty straightforward. It was excellent. Just in an old abandoned building in my local town. Just loads of men turning up to have a fight. Thoroughly recommend it to anyone.First rule of Fight Club is...
Slyjoe said:
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