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Originally Posted by hildea
Wow, that's an... interesting definition.
What's the name of the genre that's all about the guys? Where the chicks, if any, don't really matter to the story. Window dressing and plot devices at best?
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The genre in question is "tough guy action thriller".
As in Mack Bolan.
As in Jack Reacher.
As in James Bond.
As in most of Tom Clancy and Alistair MacLean.
Not much in the way of literary awards for those, mostly because they're decried as "misogynistic". Which in some cases might just be true. But the stuff sells by the million.
Mind you, I love MacLean. Like Bond, his stories are a product of his times.
Those that followed him? Not so much. A different kind of "product of the times".