9 thoughts on “Sleeps With Monsters: Conversations Founded On False Assumptions”
I need to stop looking at the comments. They make me sad.
Seriously. And yet kind of fascinating. Especially in all the boys talking to each other.
I seem to have missed all the fun while I was at work. And I shouldn’t read comments, or want to rant at 1 am, but holy moly.
So I’ll sleep and examine whether it’s worth banging my head against that brick wall in the morning.
I can always go through the comments and pick out the most ….interesting… examples for you? :P
I read most of them last night. The brickwall I had in mind was writing my own comment. But they wouldn’t listen, wouldn’t pay attention, etc. etc. etc.
We’ll see. I have much to do.
Oh, you should read comment #59. Perfect encapsulation of the thread. But it’s fascinating how much of it is people with male names or handles talking to each other, and not to women.
I’m not touching that comment thread with a ten foot pole. But I thought you might be interested in this Goodreads survey on reading preferences, which shows that women typically read books by both men and women, but men usually only read books by men.
I had an intellectual discussion with a friend of mine, who tried to take the position that this data shows that men are better writers. I think it shows that women are more used to male or female gaze POVs, whereas men are only used to male gaze.
It is an interesting survey. And tallies with my anecdata on who talks about whom.
I would have added Tamora Pierce to the YA female reading list
I need to stop looking at the comments. They make me sad.
Seriously. And yet kind of fascinating. Especially in all the boys talking to each other.
I seem to have missed all the fun while I was at work. And I shouldn’t read comments, or want to rant at 1 am, but holy moly.
So I’ll sleep and examine whether it’s worth banging my head against that brick wall in the morning.
I can always go through the comments and pick out the most ….interesting… examples for you? :P
I read most of them last night. The brickwall I had in mind was writing my own comment. But they wouldn’t listen, wouldn’t pay attention, etc. etc. etc.
We’ll see. I have much to do.
Oh, you should read comment #59. Perfect encapsulation of the thread. But it’s fascinating how much of it is people with male names or handles talking to each other, and not to women.
I’m not touching that comment thread with a ten foot pole. But I thought you might be interested in this Goodreads survey on reading preferences, which shows that women typically read books by both men and women, but men usually only read books by men.
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/475-sex-and-reading-a-look-at-who-s-reading-whom
I had an intellectual discussion with a friend of mine, who tried to take the position that this data shows that men are better writers. I think it shows that women are more used to male or female gaze POVs, whereas men are only used to male gaze.
It is an interesting survey. And tallies with my anecdata on who talks about whom.
I would have added Tamora Pierce to the YA female reading list