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Jelennet
Learned Scribe
Russia
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 Posted - 09 Apr 2011 : 11:12:47
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Do you prefer FR books written by male authors or female authors? And why? Which ones are better?
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GRYPHON
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 09 Apr 2011 : 14:52:18
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| There really is no 'Better'. Only good stories... |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 09 Apr 2011 : 14:57:30
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The author's gender doesn't matter to me. Though most of the fantasy books I read are written by males, and that's because there seems to be more male fantasy authors than females. |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
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Posted - 09 Apr 2011 : 15:14:57
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| Doesn't matter. I've read plenty of books with well written characters of the writer's opposite gender. What matters is whether the writer is good at writing characters or not. |
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
USA
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 10 Apr 2011 : 01:40:05
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When I'm reading a Realms novel, I'm concerning myself with its content -- characters, plot, setting, and so forth -- not the gender of the author involved in writing it.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 10 Apr 2011 : 03:43:53
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Originally posted by The Sage
When I'm reading a Realms novel, I'm concerning myself with its content -- characters, plot, setting, and so forth -- not the gender of the author involved in writing it.
Indeed -- though I'd apply that rule to any novel I read. Any details about the author are irrelevant to me. In fact, for me, authors are pretty much an afterthought. There's only a few authors that can sell me a book by putting their name on it, so for the rest, their name is a point of reference, and that's about it.
There are a few exceptions to that rule, but only a few.
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 10 Apr 2011 : 17:46:54
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| There is just a few female fantasy authors that I like, and I'm in no hurry to search for new ones. Most of them were a waste of time. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 12 Apr 2011 : 12:20:28
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| Doesn't matter to me. Some are great and some not so much of either gender. |
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Arcanus
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 12 Apr 2011 : 12:44:52
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| It's all about the story for me. Gender has no bearing. |
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