The year of feminist classics is under way with Ana Amy Iris and Emily at helm their reviews of classic women’s writing this year .Well here is the rub guys why don’t us male bloggers do a year of big male writers .Those scary male writers people are scared of Mailer ,Bellow ,Hemingway ,Steinbeck ,Self ,O’Brien,Kerouac ,Burroughs,Xaiver Herbert ,Tim Winton and also the two new peirne titles fit the bill as well .So if any male bloggers want join and sort out a reading list of a month books that be great .There is great manly writing that is getting less read these days so why don’t we promote them as well !!!
Hey Stu! There’s quite a few big scary male writers out there I’d like to tackle, though I’ve already read quite a few on your list 🙂 Haven’t tried Burroughs yet! Just wanna say, though, with all due respect, that participation in our Feminist Classics project is not limited to female bloggers OR authors, and I don’t really believe that men’s writing is or should be read only by men, or even that “men’s fiction” and “women’s fiction” should be categorized as such. I think those categories exist for marketing more than they do for anything else. Anyway, would love to hear your thoughts on Burroughs if you do decide to read something of his!
I loved all burroughs I ve read but was many years ago my old library had an amazing stock of his book for some reason ,all the best stu
Can a female blogger join the fun? Lol. I’m currently reading East of Eden by Steinbeck. Would be interested to read Of Mice and Men sometime. Been meaning to read Cloudstreet by Tim Winton too.
Yes ,cloudstreet was winton I was thinking of with the film due soon ,all the best stu
Didn’t know the film will be out soon!
well it is actually a tv series ,due later this year in australia and hope it comes to uk soon ,all the best stu
The goal of our project is more to read books that question gender than to read only books by/about women – we did include Mill, after all! Plus I don’t want it to come across as a “no boys allowed” club, as we do very much welcome input from male readers and bloggers. What Emily said, pretty much. Which isn’t to say anything against your own project, of course.
you don’t come accross as girls only that isn’t the reason it more promote some scary men writers and maybe maleness a bit ,I have commented and like the look of your current book ,all the best stu
Hey men are allowed in our project Stu, as Ana said we did include Mill and Ibsen after all 🙂 In fact, I wish we could get more men participants and authors because we need to remember that feminism isn’t only for the ladies – it is for all of us! That said, your project sounds interesting and much more difficult – all of those authors scare me you are right!!
I may join in later in year have read all your posts ,just want to do a male version ,all the best stu
Brilliant! Of course the above commentators are totally right that to be feminist, a book need not be written by a woman. Nor should feminist books be read only by women. But the idea of reading the particularly “masculine” books together is a terrific joke and I suspect a very fruitful way to approach them. I’m not going to join this year, but I wish you the best of luck.
Thanks emily ,I agree there are many good feminist books written by men ,all the best stu
Stu, just when I was planning on reading more female writers this year! But of the manly writers you mentioned, Bellow is my favorite. I have Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’ and was planning to read it for some time so I may have to take you up on this.
Oh on the road sounds great Rise ,I ll pick that I ve a copy and it must be twenty years since I read it and wonder how my feeling will have changed in twenty years ,all the best stu
I’m picturing guys sitting on the end of the weight bench, barbell in one hand and book in the other.
yes ,if only lol the image of jim morrison reading from the doors film maybe ,all the best stu
I would join if I get the books. So when you are done I would check the books and see which of them I could get.
Great nana I ll pick easily available books ,all the best stu
Heh, uni makes sure I read enough guy books 😀 I’m not a Hemingway fan (except for a moveable feast) but I might join you for Kerouac and O’Brien! 🙂
good to hear Bina ,look forward to you joining us ,all the best stu
Not sure I’ll have time to join you, Stu, but I kind of like the idea of supporting ANY reading project that doesn’t add another Jane Austen or Brontë sister review to the blogopshere. I mean, c’mon, enough is enough! Have fun drawing up your list…
thanks richard for your support ,all the best stu
I want to read Bellow. Count me in!
Great Kinna ,all the best stu
No such thing as a scary writer (although I have read some very scary [bad] writing!).
oh you been pull mr brown of the shelf ,all the best stu
Looking forward to seeing your choices. I am not ever bothered about author gender, hoping just for great writing. I hope to tackle some Roth(s) some time soon, and have two Hemingways under my belt already – think I’m a fan.