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Fiction

Curmudgeoness

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26. If it is crass, I am also guilty.

Reply to scarletwoman (Reply #25)

Mon Apr 7, 2014, 07:21 PM

Apr 2014

I will have to pay attention to whether it is always the male authors who make the female heroines into Superwoman. But I think that you are right. It must be something in the culture here in the US.

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Have you ever come across a fictional protagonist that you just can't stand? [View all] scarletwoman Apr 2014 OP

I've never really warmed up to Elvis Cole and his pal pscot Apr 2014 #1

What book(s) are those from? nt scarletwoman Apr 2014 #2

Cole and Pike are featured in a series by Robert Crais pscot Apr 2014 #5

I've seen the name Lee Child pop up, but I tend to avoid any books categorized as "thrillers". scarletwoman Apr 2014 #8

I have read all of the Child books, as soon as I could get them. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #10

I got handed my first Jack Reacher book a couple of years ago. SheilaT Apr 2014 #19

yep, worked my way thru the Reacher books pretty quickly…. dhill926 Apr 2014 #38

I listened to Persuader and was not impressed. rrneck Apr 2014 #4

That's funny pscot Apr 2014 #7

I love Robert Crais Mz Pip Apr 2014 #36

same here..... dhill926 Apr 2014 #39

Ignatius J. Reilly, but I think that was the idea. nt rrneck Apr 2014 #3

A charater who's unsympathetic on purpose, I get. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #6

I never could cotton to Anna Karenina. Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #9

I started trying to read that book years ago, but never got more than a couple chapters in. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #21

Scarlett O'Hara dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #11

I can totally relate. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #18

Oh, yeah. Could not stand Scarlett, although I liked the book. She was a Nay Apr 2014 #31

There have been novels that the character development TexasProgresive Apr 2014 #12

George Martin is NOT old! SheilaT Apr 2014 #20

Sheila, you're not old TexasProgresive Apr 2014 #24

Tonight's event was great because Connie Willis SheilaT Apr 2014 #29

Sheila, Can you recommend one of Ms. Willis' books TexasProgresive Apr 2014 #30

Oh yes! SheilaT Apr 2014 #32

Willis gets about seventy-five thumbs up from me, too. getting old in mke Apr 2014 #33

Thank you so much, Sheila TexasProgresive Apr 2014 #34

What in particular do you like about the Scandinavian crime novels/mysteries? Lex Apr 2014 #13

Great question! I'm not quite sure how to explain it. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #16

Thank you for that explanation. Lex Apr 2014 #27

Thank YOU! I'm so glad my explanation made some sense. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #28

Try the original Swedish films of Wallander Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2014 #41

Hey, Lydia! How interesting to see you pop up in this old thread! scarletwoman Nov 2014 #42

Ethan Frome Goblinmonger Apr 2014 #14

I've not read the book, I had to look it up. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #17

Funny you'd say that. I just read CHARLEY'S WEB by Joy Fielding. I didn't like Charley (a woman) raccoon Apr 2014 #15

Well, I am predisposed to dislike any female character named "Charley". scarletwoman Apr 2014 #23

My first thought was Gatsby, Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #22

This may be a crass generalization, but I often find that male authors creating female heroines scarletwoman Apr 2014 #25

If it is crass, I am also guilty. Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #26

Two protagonists from the same author, Steven Donaldson Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2014 #35

I recently started the latest Bridget Jones book SheilaT Apr 2014 #37

Lola In Booth Tarkington's Seventeen Wolf Frankula Oct 2014 #40