4.02 avg rating — 25,748 ratings

"the first in a three-volume study of sexuality in the western world by french philosopher michel foucault. featuring a critical examination of sexuality as an analytics of power, the emergence of the science of sexuality, and the introduction of foucault's famous term - biopower. "

4.06 avg rating — 4,554 ratings

"the second in a three-volume study of sexuality in the western world by french philosopher michel foucault. in this volume, foucault directs his attention to ancient greek erotic texts in order to understand how sexuality in the west became a moralized issue, subject to the numberless rules, regulations, and judgments in today's world."

4.36 avg rating — 13,895 ratings

"a stunning, post-modern list of 'fragments' - derived from literature, philosophy, or barthes' original thoughts - from a lover's point of view. "am i in love? yes, since i am waiting. the other one never waits." "

4.18 avg rating — 47,536 ratings

"the classic feminist text by french existentialist philosopher simone de beauvoir. a frank discussion of women and the oppression faced by women throughout history. "

4.05 avg rating — 19,658 ratings

"in this ground-breaking work of postmodern feminism, american queer theorist and philosopher judith butler introduces her famous concept - gender performativity - no identity exists beyond the very acts that "express" gender."

4.12 avg rating — 3,767 ratings

"queer theorist judith butler's brilliant reworking of the body. an examination of power in relation to bodies, sex, and gender."

3.78 avg rating — 24,997 ratings

"brautigan's clever novel imagines a commune in california named 'iDEATH' where things are made from watermelon sugar, the landscape changes, and a different colored sun creates different colored watermelons... but what really is iDEATH?"

3.78 avg rating — 415,935 ratings

"american writer jeffrey eugenides' debut novel focuses on a small town in the united states in the 1970s, and the doomed lives of five beautiful, mysterious sisters. "

3.48 avg rating — 124,614 ratings

"jeffrey eugenides' third novel, featuring three friends from an elite american college who come of age in a confused world of literature, philosophy and academic postmodernism. "

3.87 avg rating — 949,512 ratings

"duh. "

3.93 avg rating — 5,942,687 ratings

"what hollywood tries to do, fitzgerald captured in 1920s new york city. featuring decadence, idealism, social upheaval, and excess. "

4.18 avg rating — 83,569 ratings

"a brilliant collection of essays by joan didion, describing her experiences of california counterculture in the 1960s. "

3.90 avg rating — 91,925 ratings

"joan didion's novel about an unfulfilled actress, a mental breakdown, sedatives, gambling, marriage and sex in 1970s california. "

4.02 avg rating — 50,488 ratings

"joan didion's second collection of essays, representing a mixture of memoir, criticism, and journalism focused again on the california of the 1960s and 70s. "

4.21 avg rating — 356,624 ratings

"a memoir by punk goddess patti smith, documenting her relationship with artist robert mapplethorpe and his death from AIDS in 1989. "

4.12 avg rating — 2,034 ratings

"an incredibly terrifying short story - a genius work! "