This AskMetaFilter question interested me. Can you think of books written by a woman that sound like they’re written by a man? (Or vice versa.) I’m nearly finished with Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke, which seems to fit the bill.
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2 responses to “Gender-bending novels”
I haven’t had a chance to read the MetaFilter post, but I think the book that most amazes me is “Memoirs of a Geisha”. That a man could have written that still boggles my mind.
That and Brigdes of Madison County.