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cirquedesgeeks) wrote2013-05-17 10:44 am
cirquedesgeeks) wrote2013-05-17 10:44 am
Quest: Stories with accurate depictions of male characters
I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but internet: I need your help finding stories with accurate depictions of male characters.
(This comes from discussing Looking For Alaska and being told that maybe I don't like the protagonist because he's a very well-written teenage boy, and from trying to discuss The Dresden Files and being told "It sounds like you just don't books with accurate male characters in them." Once is a co-incidence, twice is carelessness.)
In the spirit of not becoming what I hate - someone who dismisses or dislikes books based entirely on the gender of the main character without thinking through why: does anyone have any stories with accurate/realistic protrayals of male characters? I suspect that I need to read things to judge how accurate this suggestion is. :\
Don't worry - soon, we will return to your regularly scheduled flailing and ladies!
(This comes from discussing Looking For Alaska and being told that maybe I don't like the protagonist because he's a very well-written teenage boy, and from trying to discuss The Dresden Files and being told "It sounds like you just don't books with accurate male characters in them." Once is a co-incidence, twice is carelessness.)
In the spirit of not becoming what I hate - someone who dismisses or dislikes books based entirely on the gender of the main character without thinking through why: does anyone have any stories with accurate/realistic protrayals of male characters? I suspect that I need to read things to judge how accurate this suggestion is. :\
Don't worry - soon, we will return to your regularly scheduled flailing and ladies!