Do any of you ladies or men notice any differences in books by female authors?

[Rowdyboy]

31. Its really telling what fiction a serious reader prefers....here's a few of mine.....

For the last three years I've been constantly reading and rereading Colleen McCullough's series "Masters of Rome". It's seven volumes of wonderfully detailed Roman history from the era of Julius Caesar. The attention to detail in battle tactics and strategy would stereotypically imply a male author. But there is also a considerable focus on emotional relationships between these amazing historical personalities which could be more stereotypically feminine. She did an incredible job of historical research and I'm well into my second reading of the fifth volume of the series. She also wrote the enormously popular pot-boiler "The Thorn Birds" back in the 1970's.

Other authors I've recently read include Stephen King and his son Joe Hill (who is awesome!), and Stephen Baxter (an excellent British hard sci-fi author). I've also read Doug Preston, lincoln Child and Chelsea Cain in the last few months. I want to read more Cormac McCarthy.

I guess overall I've spent about equal time with male and female writers. I really think both bring differing perspectives that I enjoy.

Good to see you, friend and happy to share my recent reading list. If you like hard sci-fi you would love Stephen Baxter's "Flood" and "Ark".