Yeah. Both articles are gender-faily. But really the first one. I love how apparently guys don't have or need secret emotional lives. Like they are creatures without emotion. Just walking machines which eat and sometimes smell.
The second article I find having a more viable argument, but I do agree that it is not limited only to women. I think humans tend to be social readers and social people tend to be social readers. I think it is possible (though no studies to back me up or anything) that women tend to be more often be social people, and I think the typical female / female relationship is one more open to sharing books (because women will share their emotions more and books tend to be about emotions)
However, I really like the comment on guys and nonfiction. That is is still reading and personal betterment and all that jazz.
I think TWilight has such appeal because it speaks to a small personal fantasy shared by millions of angsty teenagers of all genders: Some hot, powerful, mysterious person will realize how cool I am and then we will proceed to have an epic and dramatic love affair which no one understands but we know in our hearts to be the epitome of love. *swoon*
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Date: 2009-05-05 01:24 pm (UTC)The second article I find having a more viable argument, but I do agree that it is not limited only to women. I think humans tend to be social readers and social people tend to be social readers. I think it is possible (though no studies to back me up or anything) that women tend to be more often be social people, and I think the typical female / female relationship is one more open to sharing books (because women will share their emotions more and books tend to be about emotions)
However, I really like the comment on guys and nonfiction. That is is still reading and personal betterment and all that jazz.
I think TWilight has such appeal because it speaks to a small personal fantasy shared by millions of angsty teenagers of all genders: Some hot, powerful, mysterious person will realize how cool I am and then we will proceed to have an epic and dramatic love affair which no one understands but we know in our hearts to be the epitome of love. *swoon*
Also, I LOVED Katherine, Called Birdy.