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Day Twenty-Eight: Female Character Meme
Apr. 3rd, 2011 07:18 pmDay Twenty-Eight: Favorite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.): Val McDermid
I'm embarrassed to say it took me ages to figure out the answer to this one, and it wasn't because there were that many candidates to chose from. It's not that I haven't read female writers I liked-it just tended to be only one or two books from them, which is not enough for me to come to a decision. Also, I hesitated before choosing McDermid, because she's a crime/thriller writer. It's funny, because I wouldn't blink twice before putting in a sci-fi or comic writer, and there's nothing that makes one genre inherently better than the other (fandom preferences are not an objective indication of quality-look at some of the TV shows we love!).
I discovered her works years ago through her book Blue Genes, a part of the Kate Brannigan series. I liked the character of Kate Brannigan (a non-nonsense, kickass Scottish PI), and like McDermid crisp and direct writing style, her ability to generate suspense and tension and her masterfully crafted plots. I purchased the rest of that series and moved on to her standalones (I still haven't gotten around to reading her most prolific books featuring Tony Hill). Whenever I feel like buying a new book but don't want to risk ending up with a dud, I inevitably go for her-I've enjoyed all the ones I liked without fail (though obviously, some more than others).
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I'm embarrassed to say it took me ages to figure out the answer to this one, and it wasn't because there were that many candidates to chose from. It's not that I haven't read female writers I liked-it just tended to be only one or two books from them, which is not enough for me to come to a decision. Also, I hesitated before choosing McDermid, because she's a crime/thriller writer. It's funny, because I wouldn't blink twice before putting in a sci-fi or comic writer, and there's nothing that makes one genre inherently better than the other (fandom preferences are not an objective indication of quality-look at some of the TV shows we love!).
I discovered her works years ago through her book Blue Genes, a part of the Kate Brannigan series. I liked the character of Kate Brannigan (a non-nonsense, kickass Scottish PI), and like McDermid crisp and direct writing style, her ability to generate suspense and tension and her masterfully crafted plots. I purchased the rest of that series and moved on to her standalones (I still haven't gotten around to reading her most prolific books featuring Tony Hill). Whenever I feel like buying a new book but don't want to risk ending up with a dud, I inevitably go for her-I've enjoyed all the ones I liked without fail (though obviously, some more than others).
( Days 1-30 )