This year, I’ve decided to set a reading goal to read more books by female authors than by men. I came kinda close in 2018 and I want to do better this year. One of the things I like most about reading is that it helps you get out of your own head and experience … More Books About Feminism and Female Anger
The Two Dope Queens podcast was one of my favorite things, so I was devastated when I heard that it was coming to an end. The good news is that Phoebe Robinson, one half of those Dope Queens, released her second book just in time to console me. Like its predecessor (You Can’t Touch My Hair and … More Achieve Catharsis with Everything’s Trash, But It’s Okay, by Phoebe Robinson
I am a total fanboy of Meg Wolitzer’s novel The Interestings, as evidenced by the review I wrote back then. And while I can readily admit that The Interestings is not without flaws, I’m still dazzled by what it achieved: an astonishingly true-to-life examination of how a group of friends progresses over time. The Female Persuasion‘s publication was like … More The Book I Gave up on Twice: The Female Persuasion, by Meg Wolitzer
On #InternationalWomensDay, I thought it would be important to stop and take a look at literature’s most famous female character. Ask people who their favorite literary character is and you’re bound to get a wide variety of results. But I’d be willing to bet that Elizabeth Bennet would be near the top. Sure, she represents half … More Why Elizabeth Bennet Still Matters
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