INTRODUCTIONS

[Lilli]

Hi, my name is Lilly! I've been a feminist forever, but I never thought of joining a feminist book group. I am really looking forward to reading good feminist books and chatting with you all. I think it's funny that I joined a group called "The F-Word" when I made created a presentation called "The Other F-Word" for my school board.

[El]

Welcome, Lilly! I look forward to having you join our discussions!

[Angie]

Hi all! I've been lurking for a few days, but thought I'd introduce myself. I'm in school right now pursuing an English/Writing major and focusing on feminist literature (it keeps me quite busy, hence the lurking), and I figured this might be a useful place for me to gain some new insights, have some discussions, and perhaps find some new books to read as well.

[Zachary]

Angie wrote: "Hi all! I've been lurking for a few days, but thought I'd introduce myself. I'm in school right now pursuing an English/Writing major and focusing on feminist literature (it keeps me quite busy, he..."

Welcome Angie,

Very nice to e-meet you. I can relate to the busyness of school, I just wish my college allowed an emphasis like feminist lit. I plan to apply more of a focus when I go for my Masters next year. What is your favorite era or movement of literature, especially with regards to feminist lit?

All the best
Zachary

[El]

Hi, Angie! Welcome! I too wish my school had had a feminist lit focus, though in retrospect, we must have... I went to a women's college. My undergrad degree was in Creative Writing, so while I was in the English Dept, maybe I missed it entirely if we had a specific feminist lit concentration. In any case, the classes I took provided me with all the stepping stones one could ask for when it came to feminist lit which I appreciate now.

Looking forward to having you join our discussions!

[Angie]

Technically, my school doesn't "focus" on feminist lit either, unfortunately. Thankfully I am allowed a bit of leeway when it comes to which literary theories I want my writing to explore, so I have been able to focus it more heavily on feminist theory. It is keeping me sane!

[Zachary]

I have thankfully been exposed to a lot of women writers who in my time at college. I’m happy that schools are beginning to incorporate more and more.

[Angie]

Zachary wrote: "Angie wrote: "Hi all! I've been lurking for a few days, but thought I'd introduce myself. I'm in school right now pursuing an English/Writing major and focusing on feminist literature (it keeps me ..."

I'm really into second- and third-wave stuff. Almost all of it, really. I'm really into where feminism intersects with fantasy and sci-fi. Like, Ursula K. Le Guin, Octavia Butler, etc. But right now I'm really into the poetry of Amanda Lovelace, and essays by Roxane Gay.

[Fey]

Greetings, Everyone!

My name is Fey Ugokwe, and I'm the author of a multicultural contemporary women's fiction novella, Wifey, about domestic violence, rape, and the strong support of women; and the founder of a women's social media entity, www.pinkpurseinternational.com. Greatly looking forward to connecting, so please do send me friend invites, and please do read and review my book!

Fey

[El]

Fey wrote: "Greetings, Everyone!

My name is Fey Ugokwe, and I'm the author of a multicultural contemporary women's fiction novella, Wifey, about domestic violence, rape, and the strong support..."

Welcome, Fey. We have a Blatant Promotion thread where our group rules state these sorts of posts be placed. I also hope you plan to contribute to our discussions here.

[Honore]

Hey, I'm a handbag maker in RI who gets to listen to a ton of audio books while at work. Nothing compares to actually holding a book in my hands. Very much looking forward to partaking in a bookclub for the first time!

[El]

Welcome, Honore! We look forward to having you partake :)

[Antlessa]

Hello everyone.
I'm Misx, a French agender intersectional feminist and anarcoqueer activist!
My favorite book genres are social sciences essays : sociology, gender studies, queer studies...

I'm glad to being part of this group, I hope that I'll have good conversations here ^^ have a good day.

[Antlessa]

Oh, I forgot to say that I use he/him or they/them pronouns please ^^

[Stacha]

Hi everyone, my name is Stacha. I'm fairly new to Goodreads in general and have been looking for groups to join. As "feminist" is one of my default descriptors, this felt like a good fit.

A little about me though, when I'm not fighting the patriarchy I enjoy reading (obvs.), kayaking, geocaching, and playing with my cats.

[Natalie]

Hi,
I'm Natalie and I look forward to reading some of these interesting titles and topics together.

Natalie

[El]

Hi, Misx, Stacha, and Natalie!

Sorry for the late greetings on a couple of you. Welcome one and all! I look forward to hearing from you all in the threads.

[Umustgoon]

hi i'm jade sharma and i look forward to reading good books and discussing them

[Jessica]

Hi everyone! My name is Jessica and I am thrilled to be a part of your group! I am a very proud feminist and look forward to reading the books together with you all!

[El]

Jessica wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Jessica and I am thrilled to be a part of your group! I am a very proud feminist and look forward to reading the books together with you all!"

Welcome, Jessica! Glad to have you join us.

[Shawnda]

Hi my name is Shawnda and I work as a librarian. I didn't realize how much of a feminist I was until recent political policies and issues pushed me over the edge. My incredible need for my daughters to grow up in a world that sees them as equals not just baby makers or objects to be groped, used, abused and tossed aside like they are nothing truly hit home after seeing so many women standing up for themselves. I am so excited to be in a group that promotes strong equality and where we can feel free to express ourselves without fear. I look forward to making some new friends that share my views and adding some new interesting reads to my list.

[El]

Welcome, Shawnda! We are excited to have you. I hope we can contribute to creating that better society for your daughters to live in!

[Edda]

Hello my name is Edda I am from Italy, I am very new on goodreads and I am still trying to figure out how does it work but I am very happy to be part of this group because in this past two year I realized how important feminism is and how we still live in a society that is male-focused (at least in Italy) and which always put male first and I want to change that. So I am very excited to learn more about feminism and read some amazing books. I hope this introduction was okay:)

[Jo]

Hi, I'm Jo from Germany. I joined this group to get fresh input on what to read - I just realized that only a third of the books on my read shelve were written by women - and to, hmm, enhance my vocabulary? Working in science I'm fed up with being told by my senior female colleagues that I should at least smile and be very sweet when I'm asking a critical question, and I want to figure out how to explain that I absolutely don't see the necessity of being sweet, without ending the dialogue altogether... Looking forward to "meet" you.

[El]

Edda wrote: "Hello my name is Edda I am from Italy, I am very new on goodreads and I am still trying to figure out how does it work but I am very happy to be part of this group because in this past two year I r..."

Welcome, Edda! Your introduction was fine! I look forward to reading alongside you.

[El]

Jo wrote: "Hi, I'm Jo from Germany. I joined this group to get fresh input on what to read - I just realized that only a third of the books on my read shelve were written by women - and to, hmm, enhance my vo..."

Hi, Jo, welcome to the group! Oh, I really hate being told to smile. That kind of comment from anyone is super unhelpful. I hope you jump right into our discussions!

[Rachel]

Hello all!

I just discovered this group and was so excited to do so. I've always considered myself a feminist, well, since I learned what that word meant, and am a voracious reader. I have a degree in English with a minor in history and women's studies, and through those disciplines I've discovered a few authors but am always looking for more! I am currently a Children's Specialist at a very rural public library, where my views aren't always accepted. It's nice to find a group where I can let my feminist flag fly.

I dearly love Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath and Margaret Atwood, among many others. I look forward to discussions, especially next month's "My Cousin Rachel." I read it recently (after seeing the movie) and LOVED both book and movie. No one I know agrees with me though! Daphne du Maurier is underrated.

[El]

Welcome, Rachel!

I agree that Daphne du Maurier is underrated. I look forward to that discussion next month as well.

I hope you find us a friendly and informative group! Settle in, kick back, and let that feminist flag fly! :)

[Elise]

Hello!

I’m SO glad to have found you! I’m sort of desperately eager to talk to you guys!?!

My local book club’s October book read was “Eleanor Oliphant.” It was my turn to host. I turned this book inside out, examining it.

The colony/colonizing imagery (bugs mentioned, a band named Pilgrim Pioneers), and many other elements of the book, ultimately led me to conclude that pregnancy and abortion were hidden themes.

I’ve had an abortion myself. It was an incompatible-with-life, the-only-alternative-is-painful-birth-and-THEN-death situation. I have always been pro-choice, so although the experience was devastating b/c it was loss—at almost 24 weeks—of a baby we’d been expecting and wanting, my worldview really helped me through the whole surreal experience and emotional recovery.

So, this book, and my analysis of it, are extra meaningful to me. I say “analysis,” rather than review. I write for people who’ve read the book and want to THINK about it, not for people who are considering whether they want to pick a book or not.

I really have not been able to find THINKERS on GR. Granted, I only became active on GR just recently, this last fall. I had been reading two to three books a week, zipping through them, for several years, but when I joined a local bookclub, I rediscovered the joy of reading *slowly*, something I hadn’t done since college. (I was an English lit major. I always LOVED reading between the lines, picking up on themes and imagery, etc.)

I’m hoping that you, here, in this group, are my kind of people—people who enjoy critical analysis!

Please friend me and share with me your own analyses that have you excited. And I would LOVE it, would be so grateful, if you would check out my review of Eleanor Oliphant (I hope some of any of you have read this?!?) and comment there to let me know what you think!

Thanks,
Elise

[Sara]

Greetings! I'm Sara and work at a college library in the mid-western U.S.. After having a conversation last week with a co-worker about what a feminist I am, and then getting feministically-uncomfortable with a book I'm reading with another Goodreads group I follow, I realized I need to get more feminism into my reading life. I surveyed the feminist groups here on Goodreads and really liked the level of conversation that I read in this groups threads, so am looking forward to some respectful, intelligent discussion about books.

[El]

Welcome, Elise and Sara. Glad you both found your way to us. Please jump in to the book discussions or start a thread of your own if you have something you want to discuss.

I hope we can fulfill what you are both looking for in a feminist group.

[Sadie]

I'm Sadie Agatha, and I'm kind of new to feminism of any type. I only began to get into it and learn more about it just over a year ago, and I started calling myself a radical feminist only six months or so ago.

I love finding new books to read, and I want to learn more, read more, and discover more about feminism and who I am as a person, as a woman, and as part of a younger generation.

I recently propped myself in front of the half-shelf right above the floor at our local bookstore devoted to feminism, and used my book-bucks to buy three books. The first was Reading Women, a book I love but spent a remarkably long time figuring out. The second was The Vagina Monologues, and it brought a new level of light to my life. The third, I Am Not a Slut, is still waiting to be opened.

I really hope I can have help diving in and learning about women throughout history and across the world, finding books that I can relate to, learn from, and feel the power of, and meeting feminists that I can take guidance from.

[El]

Welcome, Sadie Agatha! Please jump right in to our book discussions or start a thread of your own. We are currently reading Anna Karenina as a group. (Well, others are but I can't join in this month.) Next month we have a nonfiction book lined up. Hope you join us when you can!

[El]

Hi, Rachel! So sorry to hear what you've been through! Glad to have you back now that you're feeling better. It's the worst when you're too sick even to read. We're happy to have you!

[Lynn]

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[Nefeli]

Hi everyone! My name is Nefeli, I'm a 29-year-old Greek woman living in Finland for the past year. I have been a feminist and a Goodreads member for a while and felt that it's finally time to somehow join the two!

I only recently started getting involved with Goodreads groups and I feel like it's a perfect way to get to know new people, find cool books and have interesting conversations.

I'm looking forward to reading and discussing books with you all!

[El]

Welcome, Nefeli! I look forward to hearing from you throughout the thread. It's wonderful to have another voice!

[Laura]

Hi I'm Laura. I'm 26, living in Germany.
I've been a feminist for years now and I was an avid reader all my childhood and teen years and lost the appetite during my studies (English and German lit, ironically). Now that I finished my studies and work as a teacher I'm actually getting back into it and I'm always looking for inspiration. I'm looking forward to combine my feminist heart with my passion for reading and join you peeps in the discussions!

[Rikki]

I guess I've been lurking for a bit, so I should introduce myself! I'm Rikki, I'm 34. I'm a mom to a toddler, I work at a feminist bookstore, and I'm hoping to start mortician school in the near future. I've identified as a feminist for around a decade or so, but I'm also an anarchist queer, and those identities and beliefs inform my feminism heavily. Hiyeeeeeee!

[El]

Hello, Laura and Rikki! So glad to have both of you join us. Welcome, make yourselves comfortable!

[Bohemian Bluestocking]

Hey there! I just moved to Colorado Springs last semester. I didn't get much sleep or have time to go out, but I'm hoping this semester will be better. I read a lot of feminist poetry/women writers and review them on booktube. Feel free to add me as a friend on this site and/or check out my video reviews: https://youtu.be/U8zKX6UIbc8
Right now I'm reading Milkman, which has a lot of potential for discussion about predator/prey and gaslighting between men and women.

[_madamepsychosis]

Hi all,

My name is Benedetta and I’m a 28yo Italian reader living and working in the UK.

As long I can remember, I’ve always been a feminist - even when I was too young for knowing that it was a thing - but only from my mid-20s onwards I’ve started actively engaging with the fights and the debates surrounding this topic.

As I’ve been reading novels for most of my life, lately I was looking for some inspiration/recommendations from people with more knowledge & expertise than me concerning books about feminism/written by feminists, so goodreads and this group seemed like the best place to start.

Thank you for having created this group, and I’m looking forward to reading meaningful and interesting discussions! :)

[Honore]

Charlotte’s lil one wrote: "Greetings. I'm a 49-year-old male living in the suburbs of New York. My name is Dennis. You can call me that or just lil one will be fine.

Most of my background is in the fine arts. I began my ba..."

Hi Dennis, welcome to the group! Since you're interested in furthering your understanding of the theory of Feminism I highly recommend you check out our April book: The Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience That Shatters the Myth of the Female Brain. It dives into the histotic and modern sexist bias that exist in the study of the brain and how it directly impact our society. I look forward to reading your perspective on the findings!

[Sîana]

Hey guys and gals!

My name's Siana (shar-na) I am 23 and from Wales :-)
I am currently writing my dissertation for my MSc in Social Science at Cardiff University. I have a BSc (hons) in Sociology with Criminology, and my specialisation within social science is human sexology, feminism, and gender relations.
I wrote my undergraduate dissertation on pornography and whether it was empowering or degrading to women, and my current masters dissertation is titled 'Pleasure vs. Pressure: Exploring the power exchanges between heterosexual couples engaging in anal sex'. (I really like exploring power dynamics between men and women during sexual interactions compared with real life interactions)
I have always read feminist text as part of my research and my work, and I have started to branch out and read them for pleasure lately which is why I wanted to join this group!
I also love cups of tea and Marmite on toast and that about as interesting as I get hahha!
Hope you are all safe and well
- Siana x

[Airi Yazmin]

Hi everyone! Name's Yazmin, 31 and live in Mexico.
I'm a transgirl who wants to learn more about feminism and all its variants.
I believe in equalism, however I think the fight for female freedom is just starting so, instead of just walking around saying nonsense I need to learn more.

I like to read and time ago I used to read a lot, the problem is because of my job and more hobbies of mine I don't have enough free time xD
I'm a gamer-sports-geek-music girl but I came here also seeking for friends to whom share my interests.
=D

[Sage]

Hi everyone!

My name's Sage. I'm a 21-year-old nonbinary womxn (they/them) and recent graduate of Marlboro College in Marlboro, Vermont. During undergraduate I studied sociology with a concentration in race+class inequity in education. I've always identified as a feminist, but I became particularly passionate about feminist activism when I began conquering my eating disorder and educated myself on the (often misogynistic) social issues that can factor into the development of eating disorders (perfectionism, fatphobia, eurocentric beauty standards, etc). I'm always striving to help others achieve body liberation as I am working to. My favorite book is The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor. I'm excited to join this group and read along with you all!

[Annalisa]

Hi everyone!

My name is Annalisa, I'm 31 and live in the suburbs of Chicago. Books have been getting me through this COVID-19 pandemic and its nice to be able to have discussions with like-minded readers, especially during this time. I have always enjoyed reading books by feminist writers and sociologists around the world, which has really given me a lot of perspective about our society and the different cultures in our world. I am looking forward to discussions with all of you!

[Paulette]

Greetings! I am Paulette. I am a 30yo, Latina, cis-hetero, social worker feminist! I have always been an avid reader.

Due to growing up brown, spanish speaking and female I have faced plenty of my own oppressions, however I was also raised to be loud, voracious, to speak my mind and to be strong-willed. I have never backed down from a fight. I face discrimination daily and chose a role, as a social worker, that will lead me to fight this battle always. I love books where characters don't follow traditional gender/identify/racial roles and am equally enthralled by stories where they do only to make a point (i.e Handmaid's Tale or Cecelia Ahern's ROAR "The Woman Who Wore Pink")

I love paranormal, historical fiction (specifically European WWII stories) and suspenseful horror (King!) But I am pretty open to all fiction. I use reading to escape, therefore I tend to stay away from self-help, history or non-fiction. And sci-fi and fantasy tend to be too much conceptual thinking for me. I deal with heavy shit on a day to days basis so reading about other people/characters' lives give me an outlet.

[H.T.J.]

Hi there! :)

I'm a feminist since i have been around 15 years old and I have to say, I am so glad that I found this group! I think it's unbelievable how we women habe been fighting for our rights for centuries and still have to face severe underrepresentation in literature, arts, science and so on. And I am not even talking about the sexist depiction of women in many works of literature yet!
So, I am really looking forward to interesting discussions about feminism and hope to get to know new perspectives!

Greetings from Austria! :)

[Marta]

Hi!!
I am Martha, from Spain and falling in love day by day with feminism.

We should be treated as equals and our voices do have the right to be heard (and read ;)).

Well, hugs from Spain and I hope we keep in touch talking about our readings.