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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice
I hope nothing I've said leads you to believe that I think that.
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Originally Posted by tompe
I never said that in the thread I was involved in.
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I don't think so, and you both haven't said something like that outright, but several comments do imply this, however. At least, they do to me.
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Originally Posted by tompe
I never said that in the thread I was involved in.
The argument that was common a couple of years ago and that I described was that the gender of the protagonist mattered. What was always claimed was the female reader did not mind that the protagonist was male but that male reader had more problem with female protagonists.
Googling this now it seems there is research showing that both female and male readers prefer male protagonists.
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Interesting; I don't have any problems with a female protagonist. I don't have any problems with character-driven stories. On the contrary: I think I prefer them. I play RPG's, and most of the good ones have strong character development *and* a good plot in addition.
If a story has no character development, then IMHO, it's just flat. It's a series of events, that doesn't seem to have an impact on the character.
I've bought the Paksenarrion omnibus at Baen, and split it up into its three seperate books. When reading some short comments on several sites, I have a feeling that this is exactly the sort of fantasy I like most. In fact, I've read the first 2-3 pages, and I think I like this character already. Maybe even especially because she's female.
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The one thing I hate are the fantasy stories with 15-year old guys that grow into hero's within 3 months as protagonists