Growing up all of my heroes were male characters, all of my favourite authors were also male. But luckily when I was nine a family friend gave me a copy of Christopher Pike's "Witch". And my world-view was broadened.
It's regular-fare YA, but to me, it's still one of my favourite books ever, because the main protagonist was a girl, and it's not about her falling in love or saving her family farm, but about her truly finding herself. And she doesn't really get a happy ending.
Don't let what other people think bother you too much. My favourite characters are always the ones that transcend gender and are just plain awesome. And people who find female characters uninteresting have just robbed themselves of something indefinable and precious. They're people who can't see beyond the trope, and are probably unable to fully enjoy Shakespeare (XD). It's their tragedy.
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Date: 2010-10-17 09:29 pm (UTC)It's regular-fare YA, but to me, it's still one of my favourite books ever, because the main protagonist was a girl, and it's not about her falling in love or saving her family farm, but about her truly finding herself. And she doesn't really get a happy ending.
Don't let what other people think bother you too much. My favourite characters are always the ones that transcend gender and are just plain awesome. And people who find female characters uninteresting have just robbed themselves of something indefinable and precious. They're people who can't see beyond the trope, and are probably unable to fully enjoy Shakespeare (XD). It's their tragedy.