[identity profile] greynonentity.livejournal.com 2010-05-10 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
For some reason, this reminds me of an article (which I am searching for again to prove that it exists) that said (okay, paraphrased really) something like, "For some reason, when it comes to books, it's okay for girls to read books about boys but it's not okay if boys read books about girls - girls are encouraged to read about both genders, but boys are only encouraged to read about boys."

I don't know if that has anything to do with this, but it reminded me of that.

-Kowareta

[identity profile] redbrunja.livejournal.com 2010-05-10 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I hate how that's true. And am rather proud that for much of my elementary and HS years, I refused to read any book that didn't have a strong female secondary character, if not a female protagonist.

[identity profile] qualapec.livejournal.com 2010-05-10 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Didn't you have to read books that were required for the curriculum, like Julius Caesar or A Tale of Two Cities? The way my school works, we have books that are units in class, and then we have personal reading on top of that.

However, it does annoy me that we haven't read a single book with a female protagonist since 7th grade. I love A Tale of Two Cities, but I can't believe that there isn't a single strong female protagonist that is worth time in a HS class.

[identity profile] redbrunja.livejournal.com 2010-05-11 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
I did have assigned reading and I wasn't talking about that - I was speaking of what I read for pleasure.

However, it does annoy me that we haven't read a single book with a female protagonist since 7th grade. I love A Tale of Two Cities, but I can't believe that there isn't a single strong female protagonist that is worth time in a HS class.

Oh, that is epic fail.
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[identity profile] rashaka.livejournal.com 2010-05-11 08:58 am (UTC)(link)
Just keep rereading Island of the Blue Dolphins and hope the pain goes away.