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I'm a guy but an author's gender is not in my conscious criteria for choosing what to read. I didn't know China Mieville was a man until after reading a second or third book of his.
I often read books recommended to me by certain female friends. And yes, that got me to read both the Hunger Games and Twilight series.
HG book 1 was great but 2 and 3 slid into mediocrity and worse. I slogged through the Twilight books but they did come across as overly sentimental young adult tripe. I didn't empathize with the wishy-washy protagonist (and sparkly vampires make me gag).
NOS4A2 is not Joe Hill's first book. It must be hard for him to escape his father's incredible shadow, especially in the horror genre. I haven't read it yet but I did enjoy his Heart Shaped Box.
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