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dangermousieI have a confession to make:
girl relationships in a movie/drama/book bore me. I don't mean in a femmeslash sense (which I actually occasionally find very interesting) but relationships between women do not interest me whatsoever.
A relationship between a man and a woman: please yes. Whether it's romantic, family or (as in Capital Scandal between Hero and Secondary Girl) purely friendshippy and platonic? I love. Relationships between men, be they friendships, family, rivalry whatever (but platonic as slash bores me) are also something I get interested in.
But a storyline that focuses on female friendships or family relationships bores me to tears. That is why I do not read a lot of 'women's lit' a la Jennifer Weiner because it's guaranteed to put me to sleep. I need a male character who is at least as prominent as the female in order for the story to really appeal.
And yet, in real life, I am very close to my female relatives and almost all of my friends have been women. Also, I love for my heroines to be strong and cool. How odd.
Another 'shameful' (only I refuse to be shamed :P) pet thing: I do not like stories where women walk all over men, or men are inferior. I don't like the 'am damsel in distress, rescue me' stuff much (the heroine has to have basic competency) but the reversal annoys me just as much. Something like Kimi Wa Petto hits all the wrong buttons for me because of that.
Clearly, am stuck in 19th century.
How about you? Any fiction quirks?
girl relationships in a movie/drama/book bore me. I don't mean in a femmeslash sense (which I actually occasionally find very interesting) but relationships between women do not interest me whatsoever.
A relationship between a man and a woman: please yes. Whether it's romantic, family or (as in Capital Scandal between Hero and Secondary Girl) purely friendshippy and platonic? I love. Relationships between men, be they friendships, family, rivalry whatever (but platonic as slash bores me) are also something I get interested in.
But a storyline that focuses on female friendships or family relationships bores me to tears. That is why I do not read a lot of 'women's lit' a la Jennifer Weiner because it's guaranteed to put me to sleep. I need a male character who is at least as prominent as the female in order for the story to really appeal.
And yet, in real life, I am very close to my female relatives and almost all of my friends have been women. Also, I love for my heroines to be strong and cool. How odd.
Another 'shameful' (only I refuse to be shamed :P) pet thing: I do not like stories where women walk all over men, or men are inferior. I don't like the 'am damsel in distress, rescue me' stuff much (the heroine has to have basic competency) but the reversal annoys me just as much. Something like Kimi Wa Petto hits all the wrong buttons for me because of that.
Clearly, am stuck in 19th century.
How about you? Any fiction quirks?
