Men Writing Women: Five Times Male Authors Got It Right

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As I spend so much time complaining about some truly atrocious portrayals of women in books written by men, here are five recommendations for books where male authors got it right and created some truly amazing female characters. Good female characters are hard to find, and even rarer when written by male authors, so let's celebrate them when we get them. BOOKS MENTIONED & TIMESTAMPS: 2:50 Mark Lawrence: Red Sister US: https://amzn.to/2JqKGwe * UK: https://amzn.to/2OjLVwg * 5:43 E.M. Forster: Howards End US: https://amzn.to/2JA7hGG * UK: https://amzn.to/2JA7n10 * 8:24 Terry Pratchett: Witches Abroad US: https://amzn.to/2TUbVUb * UK: https://amzn.to/2Y96yjc * 10:38 Kazuo Ishiguro: Never Let Me Go US: https://amzn.to/2Y96yjc * UK: https://amzn.to/2Y96yjc * 11:48 Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist US: https://amzn.to/2OeKmzE * UK: https://amzn.to/2TVDZqi * FEMINIST RANTS PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1SPZJREHYE69JZGttsNZi763q_Nmx1UE *This is an affiliate link. Feel free to ignore completely or click to buy the book, in which case I will earn a small commission from it. This will not affect the sale price. Spinster's Library on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/spinsterslib Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/46554514-claudia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claudia_kittleton/