Who's a better writer, men or women?
- ekatemari
- Posts: 15
- Joined: 10 Jun 2014, 10:50
- Bookshelf Size: 0
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-ekatemari.html
Re: Who's a better writer, men or women?
-
- Posts: 163
- Joined: 14 Jun 2014, 15:38
- Bookshelf Size: 0
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-pagenumber394.html
I have read so many books by so many authors. This is simply untrue. It really depends on the authors writing style. Make authors have focused on emotions before and female authors have gone straight to the action. I think both are capable of mixing things up. I'm a girl that happens to be more logical than emotional. You seem to live in a delusion that women are only emotional that write touchy things.Fran wrote:StephenKingman wrote:Men are better at writing thrillers and horror, as their logical and technical minds transfer better over print. Women are great at all that romance and touchy feely stuff. Alice Sebold would be a much better author were it not for the limitations of her gender- in practically all her books, she tangentialises at key stages of the book to explore the inner thoughts and feelings of her main character which is very intrusive and not at all appropriate to the situation at hand, whereas male writers tend to concentrate on the action first.
-- 15 Jun 2014, 14:36 --
Male* my phone is horrible at typing correct words.
- raindropwriter
- Posts: 241
- Joined: 18 May 2014, 03:23
- Favorite Book: Twenties Girl
- Currently Reading: Strugling for Justice
- Bookshelf Size: 2
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-raindropwriter.html
- Latest Review: "A Happy Accident" by Evan Tyler
This is a real tough question and I'm too small and too less informed to choose one.
-
- Posts: 235
- Joined: 22 Feb 2014, 21:23
- Bookshelf Size: 14
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-reading-lady.html
- Latest Review: "Cunnilingus Mastery" by John M
"Men are better at writing thrillers and horror, as their logical and technical minds transfer better over print. Women are great at all that romance and touchy feely stuff. Alice Sebold would be a much better author were it not for the limitations of her gender- in practically all her books, she tangentialises at key stages of the book to explore the inner thoughts and feelings of her main character which is very intrusive and not at all appropriate to the situation at hand, whereas male writers tend to concentrate on the action first." posted by StevenKingguy
In response to this comment - actually it is such an archaic point of view that I should respond but I have to. Here are exceptions to his observations. Nicholas Sparks writes amazing books about feelings and Melanie Rawn (Don't think she is writing any longer) is my favourite author of fantasy and Sue Grafton who writes mysteries or what about Agatha Christie???? Have you ever met a writer who writes a better, more logical crime solver than her? But then maybe these authors are writing under pen names...... you think? I am a woman - with a degree in mathematics.... who would have thought? in the dark ages when I went to school women were not good at numbers they were into languages! When are we going to get over the stereotypes????? I thought we had gotten beyond that in this day and age!
- ipekbunsal
- Posts: 247
- Joined: 26 Jul 2014, 15:24
- Currently Reading: Gift of Prophecy
- Bookshelf Size: 3
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-ipekbunsal.html
- Latest Review: "Gift of Prophecy" by Lina Gardiner
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
-
- Posts: 98
- Joined: 30 Jun 2014, 14:53
- Favorite Book: All of them
- Currently Reading: Gone Girl
- Bookshelf Size: 0
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-jolie.html
-
- Posts: 5
- Joined: 28 Jan 2010, 15:28
- Bookshelf Size: 0
-
- Posts: 16
- Joined: 22 Aug 2014, 08:13
- Bookshelf Size: 0
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-jasmine-mannan.html
-
- Posts: 114
- Joined: 20 Aug 2014, 14:21
- Bookshelf Size: 0
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-booklovingolfer.html
- Maud Fitch
- Posts: 2730
- Joined: 28 Feb 2011, 23:05
- Favorite Book: The Eyre Affair
- Bookshelf Size: 0
It's great to see that this thread is still going strong - I agree with your comment!Phil wrote:Both are equally great and equal!!
- suzy1124
- Posts: 15210
- Joined: 16 Feb 2013, 04:02
- Bookshelf Size: 0
Carpe Diem!
Suzy...
- PashaRu
- Posts: 9174
- Joined: 15 Mar 2014, 17:02
- Currently Reading: Vicars of Christ - The Dark Side of the Papacy
- Bookshelf Size: 191
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-pasharu.html
- Latest Review: "Damn Females on the Lawn" by Rachel Hurd
- Maud Fitch
- Posts: 2730
- Joined: 28 Feb 2011, 23:05
- Favorite Book: The Eyre Affair
- Bookshelf Size: 0
Why? It's certainly relevant.....PashaRu wrote:I completely agree, Suzy-Q. I can't believe this thread still has legs. It's such a silly question to begin with.
-
- Posts: 47
- Joined: 24 Aug 2014, 14:12
- Bookshelf Size: 0
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-clmartz.html
- PashaRu
- Posts: 9174
- Joined: 15 Mar 2014, 17:02
- Currently Reading: Vicars of Christ - The Dark Side of the Papacy
- Bookshelf Size: 191
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-pasharu.html
- Latest Review: "Damn Females on the Lawn" by Rachel Hurd
Agreed. Aside from the fact that the question itself is grammatically incorrect, it would have been better to ask, for example:clmartz wrote:I think it's terribly inappropriate to say whether men or women are better writers. Gender has nothing to do with creativity and talent.
"In general, do you prefer men or women authors?"
"What do you think some of the differences are between men and women authors?"
It seems, despite the obtuseness of the question, that these are the questions being answered in this thread anyway.