Why are there so many male protagonists in all cool books?

[DilanMelis]

Clary I'm ambivalent towards. She's okay. I didn't like Simon in the beginning, but since Jace turned into a girl in book 4, I've had to make do with Simon.

I do really like Tessa. And Will too. Also, I do like Jem, but really I'm rooting for Tessa/Will, rather than Tessa/Jem. Or more to the point? Will/Jace. Though I suppose they're related and live in different periods. But we can ignore that, right?

[Schadenfreude]

Jace turned into a girl?

I'm sorry, what?

I'm beginning to think I should go back and finish reading that series... I've only read the first one.

[DilanMelis]

Uh.. you'll get what I mean when you read it

[bingo]

Clary I'm ambivalent towards. She's okay. I didn't like Simon in the beginning, but since Jace turned into a girl in book 4, I've had to make do with Simon.

I do really like Tessa. And Will too. Also, I do like Jem, but really I'm rooting for Tessa/Will, rather than Tessa/Jem. Or more to the point? Will/Jace. Though I suppose they're related and live in different periods. But we can ignore that, right?

Yeah, Book 4 was a better deal for Simon than Jace ^_^ I still love him, though. And Simon. I'll be honest, I like all of her male characters.

In the first Infernal Devices, I was totally Tessa/Jem. Like, all the way. Now I'm going to be satisfied with both as I quite love Will, too.

[Pedro-ologist]

GASP!

I've just realised the best female protagonist in a 'cool' book. Ellie from Tomorrow when the War began is so cool! You can't look past Ellie!

[Schadenfreude]

Oh my God.

How the hell did I forget Ellie Linton? She's an utter bamf! I love the Tomorrow series, and the movie wasn't half bad either. Definitely recommend it to everyone. It's by John Marsden, if anyone wants to look it up...

[DilanMelis]

I got bored reading it! Finished book three then gave up. Movie was alright.

[Rider rules]

I have never heard of any of these books, but, even though I'm a girl, I like having male protagonists. Because I like reading about hot boys. (Well, I've never read a book where an author says their protagonist is just downright ugly.)

[Dark-huntress]

It seems that whenever there's a girl there's a love triangle. I mean
Clary- jace+Simon
Bella-Edward+Jacob
Katniss-gale+peeta
Max-Fang+Dylan
Tessa-jem+will
Chloe-Derek+Simon
I could name about 20 more love triangles. But seriously, you're supposed to be killing the the person, not falling in love with them. Which is why, I very much love male protagonist.

[Schadenfreude]

I haven't read The Hunger Games, and those last two lines are ringing no bells as to what they're from. But you seem to be hitting similar genres/target audiences with the other three. Probably why you're getting similarly characterised protagonists.

Seriously. You're not reading the right books if that's the set-up you keep coming across.

[Pedro-ologist]

Ellie Linton is not in a love triangle...she is just confused about her feelings for Lee.

I love the Tomorrow series, even if I disagree with some of John Marsden's views and the themes that come across in the books, they are still awesome. The movie was also fantastic.

[DilanMelis]

I haven't read The Hunger Games, and those last two lines are ringing no bells as to what they're from. But you seem to be hitting similar genres/target audiences with the other three. Probably why you're getting similarly characterised protagonists.

Seriously. You're not reading the right books if that's the set-up you keep coming across.

Tess / Will / Jem triangle is a funny one. I still get the feeling Tessa is only with Jem because he's so nice. She is like, madly in love with Will. Though Will and Jem would certainly make a better couple.

It also depends on the book. In Isobelle Carmody's Obernewtyn series, there really isn't any love triangle. Same with Trudi Canavan's books. Young Adult books tend to have it more though. I think girls just like reading it. Kind of like Mills & Boon for younger readers. You'll also find that the boys are almost always hot but the girls tend to be pretty in an understated way, and yet everyone loves them.

[alwaysalexrider]

Sorry about the misunderstanding with my earlier post.  I did mean what I said about the female protagonists being petty and foolish.  With guy protagonists they do have emotions, don't get me wrong, but guy protagonists seem to have clearer thought processes.  Guys don't let their emotions totally rule their way of thinking, as most girl protagonists do.

I agree with that for the most part but in the book Water for Elephants the Narrator and main character of the book, Jacob, kind of has jumbled thoughts quite a bit through out the book. But, I guess thats what you get when you have a feamale author trying to portray the throughts of a guys mind.

[Schadenfreude]

But, I guess thats what you get when you have a feamale author trying to portray the throughts of a guys mind.

I don't think the gender of the author matters too much when it comes to portraying a character of the opposite gender. JK Rowling did a pretty great job of Harry Potter, and John Green wrote an amazing Hazel Lancaster. It's more about your ability as a story teller than anything else, I think.

[DilanMelis]

I honestly don't think boys and girls are that different. More that people are all different, so if you can capture a feeling well, you're on your way to describing them.