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1. "I have a good deal more lit by women than you"
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And I can't actually count the number of books that I have, although I have about 1000 - 1200 shelved in an organized way. None of my paperbacks are shelved.

But yeah, my books are predominantly by men. Not as skewed as you, but I'll guess 80 - 85% at least are by men.

  

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Confessions of an Unwitting Literary Sexist [View all] , TurkeylegJenkins, Tue Mar-14-06 02:08 PM
 
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Do you think I'm a sexist?
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      Well, frankly, if you are, I am too.
Mar 14th 2006
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           RE: Well, frankly, if you are, I am too.
Mar 14th 2006
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                this might be getting into a chicken vs. egg debate :
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                     beat me to it.
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                          Is it really that simple, though?
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                               well when you put it that way
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                               Ok, then:
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                                    he can't write characters that aren't white men
Mar 22nd 2006
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                               this is what kills me about feminists attacking Hemingway, Fitzgerald
Mar 22nd 2006
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Beverly Cleary don't count, son
Mar 14th 2006
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Believe it or not, you've raised a valid point
Mar 14th 2006
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      I'm sayin, Superfudge was about a boy, tho
Mar 14th 2006
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yeah, me too
Mar 14th 2006
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The Last Samurai, dude!
Mar 14th 2006
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      yeah, I STILL need to get it
Mar 14th 2006
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RE: Confessions of an Unwitting Literary Sexist
Mar 14th 2006
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Sure, why not?
Mar 14th 2006
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      RE: Sure, why not?
Mar 14th 2006
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      I like the Joan Didion and Iris Murdoch that I've read too
Mar 14th 2006
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      There's also
Mar 14th 2006
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           Read "Beloved" back in college
Mar 14th 2006
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                Song of Solomon is the best
Mar 14th 2006
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      I can't cosign on roy's fiction or rand at ALL
Mar 14th 2006
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           yeah, not sure if I've read Roy or not
Mar 14th 2006
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           You know who blew my little mind with her short stories?
Mar 14th 2006
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                interesting
Mar 14th 2006
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           ha, i meant to sign non-fiction
Mar 22nd 2006
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           ha, i meant to sign non-fiction
Mar 22nd 2006
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      get some Flannery
Mar 14th 2006
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           she can do the genderless voice too
Mar 14th 2006
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And that Koufax bio stunk, too.
Mar 14th 2006
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It wasn't very good
Mar 14th 2006
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      she's a pretty strong writer...
Mar 14th 2006
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I'm in about the same boat
Mar 14th 2006
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No Margaret Atwood. You disgust me.
Mar 14th 2006
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Atwood is great
Mar 14th 2006
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5 is a BIT extreme
Mar 22nd 2006
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most of my books are by women
Mar 22nd 2006
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My girlfriend accuses me of this, because with films, music, and books
Mar 22nd 2006
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it is a very interesting topic
Mar 22nd 2006
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      I think part of the deal for Mr. TL Jenkins is
Mar 22nd 2006
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I don't have much either
Mar 23rd 2006
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i tend to agree-- check elaine brown's a taste of power
Mar 25th 2006
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No Harry Potter?
Mar 25th 2006
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