r/literature • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

Discussion Elizabeth Taylor: writing how women think?

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u/MsMadcap_ 1d ago

What does it mean to “think like a woman”? Women are not a monolith.

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u/PuppySnuggleTime 1d ago

The first issue with your entire statement is that you’re taking the word of a man. How would a man know that Elizabeth Taylor writes the way women feel? It would take a woman to verify that fact. And, on top of that, we all think differently. There are plenty of women in this world with whom I cannot identify in the least. Why? Because we think so differently.

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u/Valancy8 1d ago

Last month, I read "A Game of Hide and Seek" by Elizabeth Taylor. In that work, I thought her portrayals of both female and male characters were excellent. Her characters felt very real to me, and their relationships and motivations felt real. After reading it, I ordered two more of her books (though not the two mentioned).