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This probably applies to the women in the forum more (although not necessarily), but have you read a book you really like, but the sexist descriptions make you cringe? I'm currently reading Plum Island (John Corey) by Nelson DeMille. Great detective novel, but could the author really not think of better ways to describe the physical characteristics of the women than "looked like she was smuggling balloons under her bra" and "Nordic-track ass"? I'm no prude--I'm all for sexy dialogue, but gross. That'd be like a female author describing a man as "smuggling a cucumber in his pants." There must be better ways to create sexual tension than this. I appreciate the author trying to create a strong female character, but descriptions like that seem contradictory to his attempt. I suppose the same could be said for romance books that give every man six-pack abs, but I wouldn't know. I don't read those. 
This is kind of a tongue-in-cheek comment, because I do really like the book. But I wish every woman wasn't described by the sum of her parts in it.
This is kind of a tongue-in-cheek comment, because I do really like the book. But I wish every woman wasn't described by the sum of her parts in it.