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

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40. I don't think that, exactly.

It's not that women writers aren't as good as male writers; perhaps it's simply that I don't connect as well with the point of view from which they tell the story. At least in my favorite genre (mystery/thriller), I'd rather read about HOW the protagonist was sneaking around in the night, looking for a car to hotwire, not what she was thinking and/or feeling as she snuck around looking for the car.

I also enjoy the mechanical or technological details in the stories; I cringe when I read of someone shooting a gun that doesn't exist, or hotwiring a car in 15 seconds flat, but not dealing with the ignition/brake interlock that keeps you from shifting out of park, etc.

There simply aren't a lot of female writers who either a) write those kinds of stories, or b) get the details right if they do.

I guess I'd sum it up by saying it has nothing to do with the quality of writing by female authors; it's simply the disconnect between the style of storytelling most of them provide vs. the type of stories I enjoy reading.