tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post8491990048764467615..comments2023-09-07T10:40:00.762+01:00Comments on Stranger Worlds: Books and Their ~Ships (1): Where Have the Female Friendships Gone?Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-88438597001960328652015-05-12T19:41:20.285+01:002015-05-12T19:41:20.285+01:00That is true! And yes. I totally agree. I don'...That is true! And yes. I totally agree. I don't know how the huge divide between our feminist culture and our lack of female representation in books has gone unchecked for so long. It's kind of ironic, considering that there are people who say that classic fiction represents a patriarchal view of women, that we have to go back to classics to find these female friendships.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Alexa!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-4876202600154056162015-05-12T18:44:54.196+01:002015-05-12T18:44:54.196+01:00Brilliant post and so true! I was actually thinkin...Brilliant post and so true! I was actually thinking about something similar recently, that there are lots of brother-sister or brother-brother relationships in YA fiction, but not as many between two sisters. We've got Hunger Games... and not too much else. In a society that's supposedly so feminist, you'd think there would be a lot more of females in our teen fiction.<br />My favorite female best friends... probably Babysitters club when I was younger, and the March sisters are pretty awesome, too.<br /><br /><br />Alexa<br />thessalexa.blogspot.com<br />verbositybookreviews.wordpress.comAlexa Mintahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865586987033390255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-3459242169638985022015-05-11T19:52:52.598+01:002015-05-11T19:52:52.598+01:00YIKES
SO I CHANGED MY URL A WHILE BACK
if you ref...YIKES <br />SO I CHANGED MY URL A WHILE BACK<br />if you refollow / manually re-add my blog with my new url, it should work.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-30729979490330473852015-05-10T05:58:24.620+01:002015-05-10T05:58:24.620+01:00MY DASH HAS NOT ALERTED ME TO ANY OF YOUR FREAKING...MY DASH HAS NOT ALERTED ME TO ANY OF YOUR FREAKING POSTS AND I"VE MISSED A LOT, IT SEEMS. <br /><br />*grouches*Treskiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490639560086435577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-67739102969198843412015-05-07T20:49:04.524+01:002015-05-07T20:49:04.524+01:00Thanks, Lauren! :)Thanks, Lauren! :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-69312758302840742302015-05-07T20:47:58.368+01:002015-05-07T20:47:58.368+01:00Haha, so would I! Maybe in another post .....
Yes...Haha, so would I! Maybe in another post .....<br /><br />Yes. BRO-TPs seem to dominate, whilst girls' friendships are pushed to one side. I do love Celaena and Nehemia.<br /><br />Endless OTP problems? Tell me about it!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-34883907871438693342015-05-07T20:40:40.746+01:002015-05-07T20:40:40.746+01:00YES. I would love that!
I've read none of tho...YES. I would love that!<br /><br />I've read none of those, although Daughter of Smoke and Bone is high on my list of priorities. Strong female friendship sounds perfect! I now want to read it even more!<br /><br />I'm sorry! ;) (I'm really not.) I've not heard of that, although it has a great title .... to Goodreads!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-65080039331653765072015-05-07T20:36:48.513+01:002015-05-07T20:36:48.513+01:00I've not read either of those books - is that ...I've not read either of those books - is that two guy/girl duos? Me likewise - even in Harry Potter and Skulduggery Pleasant, two of my favourites, there are no female best friends. (Though, to be fair, if Lavendar and Parvati were the only other girls in my house I'd definitely opt for Harry and Ron!)<br /><br />I have read zero of those books! Maybe that's why I can think of so few! It is very hard. Thank you for saying so :)<br /><br />I do like Katniss/Peeta. Although I think that when I read the books I was a bit young (12ish) to be in full shipping capacity ... and I now only have Josh Hutchinson in my head, who frankly I think is pretty unattractive. So it is difficult to say!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-16742241116839820842015-05-07T20:08:00.378+01:002015-05-07T20:08:00.378+01:00Thanks, Carly! YES I FEEL YOU! Good luck with them...Thanks, Carly! YES I FEEL YOU! Good luck with them, though!<br /><br />I love the March sisters, a lot. I need to reread Little Women, actually ... YES YOU DO. Anne is the absolute best. My favourite female character!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-61987579091255768902015-05-07T19:14:28.229+01:002015-05-07T19:14:28.229+01:00I'm glad you're feeling better and good lu...I'm glad you're feeling better and good luck on your exams! Great post!Lauren Stoolfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777860030600932061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-19695916395775845182015-05-06T05:14:29.116+01:002015-05-06T05:14:29.116+01:00"This is not a shameless excuse of mine to li..."This is not a shameless excuse of mine to list all my OTPs" I'd definitely be up for that too ;D Characters and their interactions and relationships to each other are extremely important to me as well. I agree, it seems like boys' friendships are more commonly depicted. There is even a word for it-BROTPs and bromances. If there is one for the ladies, I've never heard of it. So I agree, there definitely needs to be more female friendships. I think my favorite would be Celaena and Nehemia. As for my OTP, we would be here for hours ;)Alisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178388552763222269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-61475415446504003772015-05-05T23:04:38.175+01:002015-05-05T23:04:38.175+01:00What's really awful (and exactly the point you...What's really awful (and exactly the point you're making!) is that I actually have to go to goodreads to see what books come to mind with female friendships. THIS IS AN ISSUE. Authors need to fix that. We're doing better on diversity - maybe 2016 can be the year of lady friends??<br /><br />Okay but here's what I came up with: Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White (still with a romance, but the female friendship is pretty well developed imo), Open Road Summer by Emery Lord (!!!), and The Daughter of Smoke and Bone series by Laini Taylor (even if there's also a crap-ton else going on because those books are DENSE). <br /><br />Wow. That's horribly lacking. #failure<br /><br />(But as for my OTP, that's an awful question to ask, because I have way too many. But my most recent would have to be Christian and Elyse in The Summer of Chasing Mermaids)Kayla Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10076972489151829976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-86016220865998559212015-05-05T03:39:21.763+01:002015-05-05T03:39:21.763+01:00Wow, this is such a great point! I never really th...Wow, this is such a great point! I never really thought of that- even in some of my favorite series, the guy has his best friend, and the girl just becomes friends by association. Not cool! Now I am thinking of Perry and Roar in Under the Never Sky, Adam and Kenji in Shatter Me... why is this a thing!? I am trying to think of some good examples....<br /><br />Okay, I don't remember all the friends' names (sorry!) but here are some books that had great female friendships: The Kiss of Deception, The Cure for Dreaming, I'll Meet you There, Immaculate by Katelyn Detweiler, The Dwellers Series by David Estes... I am trying to think of more, but you are right, this is HARD! Such a fabulous post topic! <br /><br />(Oh, and my OTP?? Katniss and Peeta. Always.) <br /><br />Shannon @ <a href="http://itstartsatmidnight.com" rel="nofollow"> It Starts At Midnight </a>Shannon @ It Starts at Midnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043593641190645773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-43078532433321640412015-05-05T02:33:52.896+01:002015-05-05T02:33:52.896+01:00Glad you're back, Emily! :) And.... YES, EXAMS...Glad you're back, Emily! :) And.... YES, EXAMS ARE TAKING OVER MY LIFE. Okay, enough with that (although the exams are truly dreadful), I never really thought about this subject before, but you are exactly right! Lots of YA books don't really show the good and true girl friendships, although they really do exist in real life, contrary to all the "girl drama" clichés. <br /><br />The March Sisters are one of my favorites. They have their ups and downs, but are always there for each other in the end. I really need to read Anne of Green Gables; it's been sitting on my bookshelf for too long! *makes note to put it on To Be Read List after school lets out*Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10522064884938295650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-64068513383454969282015-05-04T13:27:27.457+01:002015-05-04T13:27:27.457+01:00RIGHT? In real life, most girls (I know) are close...RIGHT? In real life, most girls (I know) are closer with their friends than their (usually non-existent) boyfriend(s) -- you have summed up a lot of what I was attempting to say! XD <br /><br />Thank you! :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-60228537778734313182015-05-04T02:22:18.930+01:002015-05-04T02:22:18.930+01:00YES YES YES! I'm so with you on this post! I f...YES YES YES! I'm so with you on this post! I feel like friendship is totally underused in YA books. In real life, most girls (I know) are closer with their friends than their (usually non-existent) boyfriend(s). Anytime I see a good friendship or sisterhood in a book, it automatically has a special place in my heart. <br /><br />Great post to come back with!Sunny Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185336977090257875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-49567262998966675822015-05-03T20:22:40.682+01:002015-05-03T20:22:40.682+01:00Ooh, good point; I didn't think of them. I'...Ooh, good point; I didn't think of them. I've not actually read all of those books; I read the first few but didn't finish the series. But you're right. They were a good group.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Kat! :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-86427069995343874952015-05-03T17:41:07.058+01:002015-05-03T17:41:07.058+01:00One of the female friendships that come to mind is...One of the female friendships that come to mind is The Gallagher Girls, definitely the crew of girls who have super-tight friendships. I do find that there aren't that many female friendships though; it's why I treasure one when I find it.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14733746700112236548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-64093344925357381692015-05-03T17:36:10.811+01:002015-05-03T17:36:10.811+01:00Exactly! I think it's such a misrepresentation...Exactly! I think it's such a misrepresentation of reality; because for the most part, teenage romances don't last, but friends made as teenagers can be lifelong.<br /><br />I KNOW! The last book I read was Anne of Windy Willows and it just about killed me when Anne went out driving with Katharine Brook and though about how it used to be Diana beside her, but now she was too busy with marriage and motherhood ... I missed them a lot in that book.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-21776546106191500762015-05-03T02:01:03.964+01:002015-05-03T02:01:03.964+01:00I never realized this. But you are completely righ...I never realized this. But you are completely right. There is a lack of female friendships in YA. And it does send the message that these strong females are defined more by their romantic relationships than their own lives, drives, and personality. <br /><br />Anne and Diana! I miss them. It made me so sad though when they grew up and Anne felt she didn't relate to Diana as much as she used to, even though they were still great friends. a.n.g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03667996517318905980noreply@blogger.com