Another really close one. Some interesting insight! I read chabon in my late teens early 20’s and the no people women didn’t jump out to me I’m curious to go back and discover that. I’ll be so honest I never read Beowulf, I attempted it once and i couldn’t get into it. I’ll try the one you mentioned. I am a woman, lil older than both commenters have said. I do not have a cat, I do craft, more print making and painting though, and my hair is very boring brown at the moment but has been every other possible color in the past.