Men - do you read books written by female authors?

[Vintage Paw]

Ah right, ta. I don't watch telly so never heard of it ! Vampires are du jour, eh.

About as much as zombies right now.

I gave up on True Blood after season 2. It felt too ridiculous, in the end. I know it's meant to be ridiculous, but there's a moment when something ends up being a painfully forced parody of itself and I lose interest, and I think for me that was when every single person in the town was fucking each other while on some sort of magic-induced hallucinogenic trip in Sookie's back yard.

 

[temper_tantrum]

That sounds like fun, tbf. What tv channel is this on, exactly? One of Richard Desmond's?!

 

[Greebo]

What is Sookie Stackhouse?

The main female character in what was televised as "True Blood".

IMHO the "undead and..." series is better written.

 

[Greebo]

That sounds like fun, tbf. What tv channel is this on, exactly? One of Richard Desmond's?!

Was Channel 4.

 

[Disjecta Membra]

I'd got an inkling that I mainly read male authors, but looking at my decent sized collection. All are written my men I dunno why exactly but I don't really understand people(generally) and quite often women seem a separate species so maybe it makes sense, also explains why I'm perpetually single.

 

[wtfftw]

True Blood is on FX and the internet I dunno if it goes to a standard channel after. It's quite ridiculous but I love lots of the characters and it actually does make me cry and properly laugh sometimes.

 

[Brainaddict]

Iris Murdoch is good. Read The Sea The Sea if you haven't already - cracking book.

I've tried a couple of times and I just can't. It is a book about a man who is a total dick. All of the minor characters are also unsympathetic. Presumably there is something else going on if you get through it all but a man being a dick is common enough that I just didn't feel the desire to read on. What am I missing?

 

[Johnny Vodka]

I read books that I think are going to interest me... though most of the books on my shelf are by men. But I've read books by Sylvia Plath and Margaret Atwood, and I have no problem with a female narrator even if it has been written by a man ('Never Let Me Go', my favourite book in recent years).

 

[pogofish]

I don't think I have ever considered the sex of the author as any kind of factor in the choice of any book I have ever wanted to read.

 

[DotCommunist]

I don't think I have ever considered the sex of the author as any kind of factor in the choice of any book I have ever wanted to read.

I bet you write to authors pointing out that someone has already said what they are saying

 

[Mungy]

Thinking about it, most of what I have read is by male authors. This has not been a conscious decision though.

 

[pogofish]

I meet enough of them through work - Wouldn't need to write, even if I wanted to!

 

[mentalchik]

one of my all time favourite sci fi novels 'Second Nature' is penned by a woman-

author ?

 

[DotCommunist]

author ?

Cherry Wilder (a nom de plume iirc) there is a sequel about the fate of the rhomary land, I've yet to get my mitts on it

 

[mentalchik]

Cherry Wilder (a nom de plume iirc) there is a sequel about the fate of the rhomary land, I've yet to get my mitts on it

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Signs-of-...-/130653113117?pt=Fiction&hash=item1e6b884b1d

 

[Santino]

The Secret Shitstory more like.

 

[Corax]

One less than I thought. For some reason I thought that Jasper Fforde was the nom de plume of a female writer, but I recently found out it's a blurk.

 

[quimcunx]

I don't think I have ever considered the sex of the author as any kind of factor in the choice of any book I have ever wanted to read.

So are the authors of books you read mostly male or female or 50/50 split?

 

[thriller]

nope is the answer. read a bit of harry potter and got bored after the first chapter and never went back.

 

[DotCommunist]

The Secret Shitstory more like.

You are like that henry in it.

 

[DotCommunist]

nope is the answer. read a bit of harry potter and got bored after the first chapter and never went back.

I'm afraid dismissing female authors on the basis of Harry Potter is actually well shit. Like seeing a cloud block the sun and deciding that all clouds must be wank. Or having a crap cupof coffee and swearing off coffee for life. I despise potter as a bourgeois fantasy that is highly derivative and not in a good way. But for the love of Allanis

 

[thriller]

i'm not dismissing female authors on the basis of 'arry potter. i think women authors existed before JK came along. I've read kids books by women if that counts? I think turbulant term of tyke tyler was written by a woman?

 

[DotCommunist]

you are a philistine without the cool scarfs

 

[thriller]

Just finished Treasure Island this morning. Lovely read. Game of Thrones is next on the nexus 7.

 

[toblerone3]

Yes I recently enjoyed The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

I'm reading Summerwater by Sarah Moss at the moment. Liking it a lot.

 

[nagapie]

Yes I recently enjoyed The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry.

Wonderful book.

 

[petee]

i read fiction almost not at all but I've read some work by Dawn Powell and will read more.

for professional purposes lots of stuff.

among humorists, Patricia Marx.

 

[Dandred]

Why wouldn't I?

I have never picked up a book and though, I'll read this becasue it was written by a man or by a women, I read books because they are good to read.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Why wouldn't I?

I have never picked up a book and though, I'll read this becasue it was written by a man or by a women, I read books because they are good to read.

Same here. Haven't read fiction for years, and mainly read science, history, nature stuff - but pay no attention to the author. As long as they're a good writer that's all that matters.