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Kate Oliver wants to read: Unbelievably, third year is looming and I'm beginning to think about my English dissertation. The two topics I'm considering are the monstrous feminine (female madness and violence) or an exploration into the presentation of sex and violence in liter ...more
Aug 10, 2017 08:01AM  · 
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About Kate


Books added: 2426
Age: 29
Location: London, The United Kingdom
About: really into reading


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Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Wide Sargasso Sea
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they said: " The famous mad woman in the attic, Bertha Rochester from Jane Eyre never got to tell her story. This again, is a famous example. "
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Aug 10, 2017 12:38PM  · 1 like · 
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
The Penelopiad
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they said: " I did this for my dissertation. It helped me a lot. I think you'll find it useful on female madness. ...more "
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Aug 10, 2017 12:40PM  · 1 like · 
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The Art of Cruelty by Maggie Nelson
The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning
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Aug 10, 2017 11:10AM  · 
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Don't Kiss Me by Lindsay Hunter
Don't Kiss Me: Stories
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he said: " Look into female neo-noir authors for inspiration. Hunter's Daddy's story collection is also good. ...more "
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Aug 10, 2017 12:25PM  · 
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
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they said: " Madness here we go! This is a very famous example. "
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Aug 10, 2017 12:36PM  · 
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The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
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Aug 10, 2017 07:07PM  · 
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Powers of Horror by Julia Kristeva
Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection
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Aug 10, 2017 07:08PM  · 
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Beowulf by Unknown
Beowulf
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they said: " The part with Grendel's mother in particular. ...more "
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Aug 10, 2017 07:11PM  · 
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Kate's Favorite Books

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Sharp Objects
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Forest of the Pygmies by Isabel Allende
Forest of the Pygmies
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The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
The Night Watch
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1984 by George Orwell
1984
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The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Secret History
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
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The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot
The Waste Land
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The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Virgin Suicides
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Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Science fiction, and Suspense