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Old 04-29-2013, 02:09 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice View Post
I did a minor self-poll a bit ago, and found, just looking at the reading I did last year, most of the books I've read (both fiction and non-fiction) were written by women - and that I enjoyed the books by women better than I did the ones by men (both fiction and non-fiction, interestingly enough). Part of it seems to be that the male authors I read wrote primarily plot-driven books, and I prefer character-driven novels. A notable exception was Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore, written by a male (Robin Sloan, I think), but definitely character-driven.
That's okay. Women can prefer women authors. It's the opposite that is labeled idiotic, stupid, and evil.

I assume a name with initials is a woman. I assume a gender neutral name is more likely to be a woman than not.

There are a few women authors I read, mostly older books, but as a rule I prefer male authors.
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