tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post8242992975838868304..comments2024-03-25T13:09:43.054-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: International Women's Day, book reviewing, and raising the next generation of male book reviewersCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-72525710881426444012013-03-09T16:45:34.028-05:002013-03-09T16:45:34.028-05:00I'll pass the message along!I'll pass the message along!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-27570796381459961692013-03-09T16:45:12.095-05:002013-03-09T16:45:12.095-05:00I think I will keep thinking about it pretty much ...I think I will keep thinking about it pretty much as long as I keep talking about books, because there are books with more girl appeal than boy appeal, and vice versa, and I don't think gender essentialism and gender as construct can ever be completely untangled. And there's the issue of anxiety viz Keeping the Children Reading--and so catering to preceived gender preferences, and then there's marketing--the fact that all those Girl in Dress YA paranoral romances sell really well.<br /><br />With regard to the last point--Grave Mercy is the sort of book I imagine my son enjoying when he's 13 or so, but will he still be cool with books that underline so heavily the central Girl? I wonder if e-readers will offer books someday with a variety of covers, to suit all preferences--readers, gatekeepers, marketers, etc.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-26871176684109850052013-03-09T16:37:16.617-05:002013-03-09T16:37:16.617-05:00Oh yes, I'd definitly include the highlights o...Oh yes, I'd definitly include the highlights of the male authored side of things! Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-64796310331550041812013-03-09T15:32:33.456-05:002013-03-09T15:32:33.456-05:00Send your boys over to the Boys Rule Boys Read blo...Send your boys over to the Boys Rule Boys Read blog. I'm always looking for boys to review books. (all the instructions are on the left-hand side of the blog)<br />Thanks!Iron Guy Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719802406868125435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-46800672769989443232013-03-09T13:33:28.661-05:002013-03-09T13:33:28.661-05:00Great discussion, Charlotte. I just wrote a review...Great discussion, Charlotte. I just wrote a review of a book with two female protagonists, and I felt compelled to specifically mention the boy-friend aspects of the book in the review. Because this book (written by a man) could clearly be enjoyed by either gender. But I hesitate sometimes in writing things like this, because I feel like I'm playing to the stereotypes by having to say anything at all. I do like your idea of just creating lists, and including authors and protagonists of both genders. I'll have to keep thinking about this... Jen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343476550309656223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-82227288554538435702013-03-09T12:32:37.941-05:002013-03-09T12:32:37.941-05:00Variety is the spice of life. Thanks for highligh...Variety is the spice of life. Thanks for highlighting this to me, it's a good point to remember while raising those future readers. Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260139292374478327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-90027751767639071992013-03-09T08:59:23.901-05:002013-03-09T08:59:23.901-05:00Steer them to books by both genders. Point them to...Steer them to books by both genders. Point them to female authors yes, but also authors like Neil Gaiman, Rick Riordan, Adam Rex etc. Show them great graphic novels by Jeff Smith (the Bone series) and Gene Luen Yang and the folks who created the Avatar series.LinWashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041832821260168483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-27629817205560692222013-03-08T19:46:13.071-05:002013-03-08T19:46:13.071-05:00I like the idea of making lists "for girls&qu...I like the idea of making lists "for girls" and "for boys" but seeding them with books about all genders.Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.com