hazeldove's book club, #5

i actually finished this book a couple of weeks ago. the fifth book in my book club is margaret mazzantini's don't move:

rating: pretty, pretty, pretty good
likes: suspenseful, shows inside the mind of a middle-aged man, a female author writing about the mind of a middle-aged man, prostitution, main character despicable yet likable, translated from the italian
dislikes: shows inside the mind of a middle-aged man, depressing, infuriating at times
fact: now a critically acclaimed film starring penelope cruz but did not know it was made into a film when started reading
question: my knowledge of literature is a bit limited, but why does there seem to be much better books out there about the middle-aged man than the middle-aged woman?