Hey Vicki-
I've found that women who like noir/hardboiled are really
outnumbered by the men...which means that yeah, we're
oddballs LOL. Most of the women I've tried to talk to about
it think it sounds way too dark, violent, and generally
mysogynistic; they like cozy mysteries...eewww. :D
Granted, back in the day the target audience was men, but my
hubby (a huge noir geek) ran across some correspondence (in
an article) to publishers and authors from a few women who
loved it. I think the women nowadays who see the genre as
simply mysongynistic male fantasy stories are really missing
out. My sis is one; she can't see the femme fatales as strong
women, but automatically sees them as the creations of a male
chauvinist's mind and nothing more. To me, it's not so much
about the evil-but-beautiful women who lead men to doom, but
people overall. A good writer can make a reader relate to the
protagonist regardless of gender, and Goodis definitely does
that for me (ok, there, I brought myself back to the Goodis
topic of the thread LOL).
Amy
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> Oh, I get it. I certainly agree, Amy.
> I'm wondering how many of the Rara Avis women like
Goodis? Are we
oddballs?
> Anybody?
> Vicki
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