Male or Female main character?

[cogarae]

Mainly female but sometimes mal POV.

[Mike_Lang]

My main reading preference is hard-boiled detective, crime, or noir novels so the main character is usually male, even when the author is a woman. Although Max Allan Collins does have a female character named Ms. Tree that is a very unique take on the standard hard-boiled P.I. genre.

[j0123]

'i think I prefer female characters, but that's probably because I usually read books written by female authors and female characters are just easier to connect to for the both of us.

[Tgoody53015]

I feel as though a lot of the books I have recently read are all female protagonists. Besides from the books that go back and forth between characters. Though it doesn't really effect the story for me with the main charterer being a male or female, I feel that I am able to relate and understand the females better. Being a female I am able to really understand the characters mind set, some experiences and female expectations.

[Jojowrites4All]

Gender does not matter to me. What does matter is whether or not I identify with the main character and I need to be able to see and feel what they do. Man or woman, I just want the main character to handle their business!

Absolute Truth!

[Taylor Razzani]

Either one works for me as long as the character is interesting enough and I can feel something from them, no matter what side of the spectrum that may be. Looking at my shelves I think I tend to pick up books with male main characters, but that isn't what decides me on a book.

[missy_ansell]

I usually like to read from a females perspective. I think that since i'm female, i feel like i can relate easier, but I can still relate to male characters like Harry Potter, Characters from Lord of the Rings ect.

[Juliana_Vale]

Male or female main character? To be honest I'm quite split between these two.
I love female main characters because they're a lot easier to relate, what with me being a female as well.
But on the other hand, male main characters are really interesting, they make me really curious, and they give a completely different perspectives .

[agreenwood]

This does not typically make a difference to me if the main character is male or female, but I do think I read more books where it is a female. I think that is just the genre of books I read. But it is interesting to see the opposite pov from that of the authors gender (a female writing a males pov and vice versa).

[Kaitlyn12]

It doesn't really matter to me. Most books I end up reading have a female main character, but it doesn't bother me any if the main character is male.

[tortoise keeper]

I think it all comes down to likability and a good story line. I could care less whether the lead is female or male. Sometimes a character is an alien or paranormal creature that has no specific sex at all. I great book doesn't require a specific female or male lead.

[DATo]

I have absolutely no preference with regard to the gender of the main character. My interest lies in the quality of the story itself and the style/manner in which it is presented.

[maruyama]

Uhtred of Bebbanburg

[Sarah_Khan]

For me, It doesn't matter if the main character is a male or female but I've definitely read a lot more books where the main character is a female even though I read books from all types of genres.

[wckedly_]

Either way I'd still read the book as long as it has a compelling storyline and/or poetic lines. Although, currently, I'm losing faith with female narrators. Their voice nowadays seem so plain and generic it's nearly impossible to distinguish one from another. Maybe it's because it's all dystopian and their voice needs to be strong, badass and such and people tend to say she's one tough chick blablabla and often misconceive it as feminism. But not all female characters need to be badass in order to portray them as 'strong'.

Okay enough rant.

#supportfeminism