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Women are far and away the bigger consumers of fiction than men, but men are still far and away the more reviewed, the more critically esteemed, the more respected. That can get frustrating.
Jennifer Weiner
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Jennifer Weiner
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 28
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