so. much. fail.
From the NY Times Game of Thrones review:
While I do not doubt that there are women in the world who read books like Mr. Martin's, I can honestly say that I have never met a single woman who has stood up in indignation at her book club and refused to read the latest from Lorrie Moore unless everyone agreed to "The Hobbit" first. "Game of Thrones" is boy fiction patronizingly turned out to reach the population's other half.
... because women who genuinely enjoy fantasy/science fiction (oh, sorry, "boy fiction") for its own merits are CLEARLY freaks of nature, amiright?
While I do not doubt that there are women in the world who read books like Mr. Martin's, I can honestly say that I have never met a single woman who has stood up in indignation at her book club and refused to read the latest from Lorrie Moore unless everyone agreed to "The Hobbit" first. "Game of Thrones" is boy fiction patronizingly turned out to reach the population's other half.
... because women who genuinely enjoy fantasy/science fiction (oh, sorry, "boy fiction") for its own merits are CLEARLY freaks of nature, amiright?