Why don't women read Pynchon?

[Laura Joldersma]

Research conducted in my own household has led me to the conclusion that men
don't read Pynchon. I'm a fan, my husband is not. How about that.

This is the third article I've read recently on this topic, and none of the
evidence is terribly convincing. It just seems to be In The Air. They might
as well be writing/blogging about why men don't read Jane Austen (they do!).

--Ljo



> Has the assumption about the gender of Pynchon's readers ever been backed
> up by any type of poll or market research, or is it strictly
> anecdotal?  Also, what percentage of book reviewers are women?  I think few
> people on this list, and probably few book reviewers, have lots of personal
> acquaintances, male or female, who are Pynchon fans.  So it would be hard
> for anyone to make generalizations about Pynchon's readership, other than to
> say they're a quirky, isolated lot.
>
> Laura
>
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