tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post4785220867034756730..comments2024-03-17T03:19:46.208-04:00Comments on Color Online: Naipual : Women Writers Are Too SentimentalColor Onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062017327837729986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-70879887626092555012011-06-05T10:40:06.429-04:002011-06-05T10:40:06.429-04:00I don't have a problem with "chick lit&qu...I don't have a problem with "chick lit" as a genre <br /><br />Even when it was at its' height of popularity there was never any fear of women fiction being limited to chick lit. <br /><br />Men do read female author's, but not women's fiction.<br /><br />If a guy wanted me to suggest a few female authors, I would never recommend, Kimberla Lawson Roby, or Kristin Hannah.<br /><br />Sel- if you can them please send the links to Library Journal and Wall Street Journal list or name a few of the titles. ThanksDorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-2107052180258510512011-06-05T09:29:19.085-04:002011-06-05T09:29:19.085-04:00OMG! I scored only 3 out of 10 and apparently I mi...OMG! I scored only 3 out of 10 and apparently I mistook Naipaul's own work as female writing. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.<br /><br />I attended a session at the Asian Festival of Children's Content on "writing to engage boys." I asked the speaker, Ken Spillman, a YA author from Australia, if he thought there was such a thing as feminine writing and masculine writing. He said no. I would have to say that a really good writer could certainly write an authentic "male" voice for a male narrator/main character or an authentic "female" voice for a female narrator/main character.Tarie Sabidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105469967850020791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-31930327999690732632011-06-04T16:20:55.453-04:002011-06-04T16:20:55.453-04:00Ooops, I meant "...that somehow implied books...Ooops, I meant "...that somehow implied books for women are completely different from those for men."selhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597353990952232752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-77756064624225788862011-06-04T16:18:59.968-04:002011-06-04T16:18:59.968-04:00Apparently, if other authors (including the one he...Apparently, if other authors (including the one he just reconciled with publicly) are to be believed, Naipaul has always had issues. <br /><br />He can believe what he likes, but I can also read what I like. And I've decided *not* to give his works any time out of my life. <br /><br />I also think, however, that gender is a bigger issue in the book world than Naipaul. We have, for instance, a whole genre named "women's fiction" or more disparagingly, "chick-lit" that somehow implies books for women are completely different than those for women. The blogger over at Savidge Reads mentioned just a few months ago that he was invited (and he agreed) to speak on a panel on the topic of "Why men don't read books by women authors" (he was on the panel to prove that they sometimes do). And only recently, both the Library Journal and the Wall Street Journal have published recommended reading lists that separate picks based solely on the reader's gender. These are just some of the things I've noticed recently, but I'm guessing there are more examples. There's no doubt in my mind that Naipaul is a misogynist lunatic, but the book publishing world isn't sending such a completely different message either.selhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597353990952232752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-63695500603281152552011-06-04T15:31:49.730-04:002011-06-04T15:31:49.730-04:00The Guardian's test made it hard for me to res...The Guardian's test made it hard for me to resist talking mentioning Naipaul's recent comments. <br /><br />I've always heard Sparks gets very upset if anyone says he writes romance.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199038920161794698.post-16028159167974850542011-06-04T13:26:56.614-04:002011-06-04T13:26:56.614-04:00I got 6 out of 10 right the other day. I thought N...I got 6 out of 10 right the other day. I thought Nicholas Sparks was a woman which made me giggle. This guy seems to be doing this sort of thing for the publicity. I personally decided not to write about him but to completely ignore that he exists from now on.Pam Phohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190817860987781775noreply@blogger.com