Thread: Science fiction that would appeal to women
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Old 05-14-2012, 12:38 PM   #89
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Originally Posted by b0rsuk View Post
Xanthe, I don't really agree with you.

Hainlein usually (always?) has male protagonists, yet they are so gallant and knightly towards women it makes me sick. I have reasons to believe women like Heinlein's books. I'm reading "Moon is a harsh mistress" and that may be my last Heinlein book.
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I read Heinlein's books years ago and none of them have stuck in my brain so I can't really comment on specifics of his books. I know that I've never re-read them, so apparently the male protagonists didn't appeal or leave any lasting impression on me.

Speaking for myself though, and looking at the scifi books that I have purchased, if I'm reading the blurb about the book and the main protagonist is female, I'm more likely to have more interest in what the book is about, because there is some degree of gender identification.
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