Male Vs Female Authors What do you prefer?

claire mckay · Post by **claire mckay** » 15 Jan 2014, 12:20

Oh tough question! I like both but my dad just couldn't get into the books and we eventually decided it was because all the main characters were female. Even though they were thrillers and not girly books just the female perspective was enough to make it tougher for him to connect with the story.

Raymy12 · Post by **Raymy12** » 15 Jan 2014, 14:40

I have no preference. I enjoy them both equally.

TrishaAnn92 · Post by **TrishaAnn92** » 15 Jan 2014, 18:25

For me, I don't really have a preference. The thought of male vs. female has never actually crossed my mind.

JRicouard · Post by **JRicouard** » 16 Jan 2014, 12:19

I am a female that seems to gravitate toward male authors, but the majority of books I love are from or about a female lead character. I suppose I understand their point of view since I was raised by a single father. I feel like Freud would have a field day with this one.

shockernot_mc · Post by **shockernot_mc** » 16 Jan 2014, 15:22

I find it hard to prefer male or female authors because for me it just depends on whether or not the book itself is any good. My library is split pretty evenly between the genders.

Dream Catcher · Post by **Dream Catcher** » 23 Jan 2014, 06:09

My shelves are mostly male authors. My female authors tend to be YA.

dianaan · Post by **dianaan** » 23 Jan 2014, 15:13

Bighuey wrote:It dosent matter to me, male of female. If I like the book, I dont care who writes it.

100% agree

Dean Koontz · Post by **CinnamonB** » 24 Jan 2014, 13:23

I prefer a great author, regardless of gender. If they have good points and keep me interested in their work, then I can care less.

pal4infinity · Post by **pal4infinity** » 24 Jan 2014, 14:03

It depends on my mood,from what I have personally observed is that male authors tend to delve into facts and logic. They are more concerned with the rationale and thinking of the subject while most female authors tend to express feelings and sometimes may prefer them to factual reasoning.

So whenever I feel I'm experiencing some downtime in my life i tend to turn to female authors and the way they describe the character's feelings, it makes me sympathize with the character but when I feel like having something interesting to read which might throw some knowledge my way I turn to male authors.

CatGitane · Post by **CatGitane** » 24 Jan 2014, 14:03

Male, definitely! Usually, I'm a feminist, however, I've sadly noticed that most female authors write and expand (if not ruin) their stories around love... until it's all you see when it once used to be about an awesome hunt for demons, let's say! I get angry most of the times I read female's books because it bores me... and there are other things too than 'love' to explore in literature! For God's sake!

The male authors include it, for sure, but they do so without going deeper (usually), which only adds a good little something to their stories and not destroying it.

That's it. ^^

Bfrisco · Post by **Bfrisco** » 28 Jan 2014, 13:50

I feel like I don't have a strong preference, except when it comes to crime or mystery novels, because I've read a few books written by male authors that use language to describe women describing themselves or their motivations that don't make a bit of sense to me. I'm thinking of a book by James Patterson (maybe I just didn't give it enough of a try), but the protagonist was female, and I hated the way he portrayed her thought life.

bluetree16 · Post by **bluetree16** » 28 Jan 2014, 14:19

I'd say about sixty percent of the books I read are by female authors, and the other forty percent are by male authors. So, I guess that I prefer female authors. I agree with you about how female authors tend to have more vivid imaginations, and, in my opinion, a good eye for details. Don't get me wrong, the male authors that I have read use a lot of imagery, but I still believe that female authors are keyed more towards direct details.

FNAWrite · Post by **FNAWrite** » 28 Jan 2014, 14:27

"female authors tend to have more vivid imaginations"

This seems to me to be an absurd statement.

I believe it is insupportable - anyone care to try?

Mes 2chats · Post by **Mes 2chats** » 26 Feb 2014, 16:43

Gender doesn't,t even enter into it, as far as I'm concerned. .. A great action thriller or an amazing historical fiction - it is how the story is put together that matters, not whether it was written by a male or female.

Bookwise · Post by **Bookwise** » 26 Feb 2014, 22:58

Thinking of the authors I enjoy I'd have to say female authors dominate my personal library but no concious effort has gone into that, I wouldn't seek out a book because of the gender of the writer