Booking Through Thursday

Do you tend to read more books written by one gender over the other? I definitely lean toward reading books by women, not because I chooe women writers intentionally. It's because women are more likely to have women as narrators or as main characters and I am more likely to identify with female characters. One of my favorite books is Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver. The main character isn't much like me but I feel connected with her. She's more messed up and tougher than I am and also more independent in some ways, but she's also fairly successful academically but feels like a loser sometimes, which I can totally identify with.

If so, which one? Men? Or women? Is this a deliberate choice? Or just something that kind of happened? It's just something that usually happens. I started out reading books like Little Houe on the Prairie and Anne of Green Gables when I was young, and I still like books about girls or women on "journeys." The types of journeys have just changed some as I've gotten older.

And (without wanting to get too personal), is this your gender? Yep.

I love Thursdays! I usually have the entire afternoon and evening to do what I want after I've done a little clean up around the house. I got sidetracked today, but I still almost finished my Fetching fingerless gloves. It was such an easy pattern. I think they'll be cute when I've blocked them. Mmmm. I also think that it's about time for a manicure.