because this topic really intrigues me, even though it's really just futile speculation and could lead to arguments — nay, plate throwing — about sexism. Nevertheless. Can you tell that the author of this book is a woman? Would it occur to you that it was, if you didn't know? Be honest. I won't get mad, probably.
Monday, July 10, 2006
ANSWER THIS, IF YOU DARE
I've alluded to this issue already, but I seriously want to know what you guys think, 
because this topic really intrigues me, even though it's really just futile speculation and could lead to arguments — nay, plate throwing — about sexism. Nevertheless. Can you tell that the author of this book is a woman? Would it occur to you that it was, if you didn't know? Be honest. I won't get mad, probably.
because this topic really intrigues me, even though it's really just futile speculation and could lead to arguments — nay, plate throwing — about sexism. Nevertheless. Can you tell that the author of this book is a woman? Would it occur to you that it was, if you didn't know? Be honest. I won't get mad, probably.
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I didn't read the book, but I'm sure I would have assumed the author was a man. I've noticed that I always assume writers are men. I don't know why I do, and I don't know how to change it.
I think I do that with people other than writers, also. For example, whenever someone tells me about a person and uses a job title (like doctor) instead of pronouns and doesn't use a first name, I usually assume the person is a man. My perception probably differs based on what the job is, though.
I shall now dodge the plates.
I don't think I would have known, but with a book like this it wouldn't have mattered to me. The only time it's ever mattered to me is when I used to read sci-fi and fantasy, way back when, which I don't read at all any more.
Brooks did a good job of balancing eloquent prose amid graphic descriptions of a gruesome war. And as far as a male protagonist -- I was impressed not on her writing from a man's point of view, but in recreating Louisa May Alcott's father. From the descriptions in the back of the book, she created a realistic character.
And if we didn't answer correctly, please don't make these two boy chilluns fetch you a switch!
As I read this book, the author's sex didn't occur to me much, either. I have read books before where it seemed obvious, but I didn't think this was one of them. I did think March seemed like a bit of a pansy, though, and maybe he would have come off differently if written by a man.
Oh, and please don't give me a lickin' either.
We dared to answer and we get no response? You gotta chuck at least one dish per comment!
It was obvious to me that the book was written by a feminist, whether a man or woman. I don't know whether that perception was colored by my having read Brooks' writings on feminism and the way women are treated in the Islamic world.
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