tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225927042244360530.post2148984708749165506..comments2023-05-15T04:51:22.796-07:00Comments on A Strange and Curious Girl: The Heroine of Your LifeLuna Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577750498136765025noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225927042244360530.post-63371351461366203102013-07-18T11:19:58.486-07:002013-07-18T11:19:58.486-07:00My favorite genre is urban fantasy. Vampires, witc...My favorite genre is urban fantasy. Vampires, witches, weres - that kind of thing (particularly series: my top three favorites right now are Sookie Stackhouse, Rachel Morgan and Iron Druid - there was a really kick-ass fantasy quartet that I loved called - stupidly, given how awesome it is - the Princess series by Jim Hines who is wildly feminist). <br /><br />I also love high fantasy - which is fantasy set in a not-earth world. I also read YA novels, but mostly the fantasy ones (Hunger Games, Eragon and the Percy Jackson series have all been recent favorites of mine). <br /><br />Urban fantasy has a totally different set of cliches. (Oh, loving the bad boy vampire that secretly wants to turn you comes to mind immediately. Being super strong and smart but unable to see that the idiot you're schlupping is a backstabbing thief until after he turns you into a demon familiar - don't worry though, he gets his in the end.) <br /><br />Anyway, overall, I think in that genre there's a little more feminist thoughtfulness (this may just be my interpretation of it and my habit of reading books about strong, kick-ass women). I've started a few so-called chick lit books and not been able to continue reading. I just cannot stand weight-obsession, beauty-obsession or overconsuming man-obsession. <br /><br />Fantasy also has a lot of male lead characters, which I also read a ton of. I'm fairly gender-fluid, so I can relate to both male and female characters. <br /><br />I think writing what we want to see more of is the MOST AWESOME THING EVER. So I encourage you to start writing!<br /><br />Happy reading!Alexis Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229189591104177719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225927042244360530.post-84671320001517839572013-07-11T12:34:03.906-07:002013-07-11T12:34:03.906-07:00I guess it is up to us to write something that bet...I guess it is up to us to write something that better serves the purpose! Let's do this thing!Luna Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577750498136765025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225927042244360530.post-76010219085264746822013-07-11T12:24:59.754-07:002013-07-11T12:24:59.754-07:00Yes!! I recently started reading more trash than ...Yes!! I recently started reading more trash than chic lit, but still...the characters all look the same, and the plus-sized ONE I read involved a character who didn't think she was beautiful and seemed to be more in love with food. The funny thing is, the thin characters all worked out and food was a part of the back drop. Stereotypes anyone? OH, I could go on and on. The idea of the woman needing to be rescued is alive and well...and tired.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673302179477006675noreply@blogger.com