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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice
The problem is, with a few exceptions, men don't read books by women writers. If I spend a bit of time googling, I'm sure I can find the research on this.
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That is an awfully broad generalization. I'd like to think it's not true, yet I admit it may be naive to think so. If you do have some research to back up that statement, it would be interesting to see it.
Gender of the author (or protagonist, for that matter) has very little to do with my choice of books as far as I can tell. I will be honest though, I probably do read about 60 - 65% male authors. In fact, just went to goodreads and counted - since 2011 when I joined GR, out of 98 books I've read, 19 of them were by female authors. Hmmm, less than I thought. Perhaps I need to go outside my comfort zone and sample a book I wouldn't normally consider. I was interested in reading the Night Circus, then one reviewer mentioned the dreaded R word - romance - and it put me off. Maybe I'll make a point to read it.
Thought provoking for sure.