The F-word discussion
What are you currently reading?
Honey wrote: "Currently reading (and being inspired by) The War on Women"This one has been on my tbr for a while, would love to hear your final thoughts on it once you've finished
Reading “Girl, Woman, Other” by Bernadine Evaristo and it’s amazing.
Anita wrote: "Honey wrote: "Currently reading (and being inspired by) The War on Women"This one has been on my tbr for a while, would love to hear your final thoughts on it once you've finished"
Hi Anita - the book really made me angry about people's ignorance, but it's definitely a good book, albeit of difficult topics, that I'd recommend men and women to read.
Second sex by Simone de Beauvoir published 1949. It is regarded as a major work of feminist philosophy and starting point of second-wave feminism.Wow! Main idea is based on being independent women mainly related in economic equality which has to be supported by sociaty.
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin and Hops and Glory: One Man's Search for the Beer That Built the British Empire by Pete Brown.
I am currently reading A Private View by Anita Brookner, an under appreciated, prolific author whose characters are quirky and always interesting. I have previously read Hotel du Lac and The Debut from her and I recommend her especially to those who like character driven psychological novels.
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin by Yevgeny Zamyatin. Supposed to be George Orwell's inspiration for 1984. Not making any sense whatever.
I am reading the The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix. A very interesting concept and story idea that the first 35 pages or so haven't quite delivered as one might imagine.
She Said - Breaking the Sexual Harrasment story that helped ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey.
CD wrote: "I am reading the The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix. A very interesting concept and story idea that the first 35 pages or so haven't quite delivered as one might imagine."I recently read this one too and although I've really enjoyed his other books, this one was not a very good read for me.
Ivona wrote: "Second sex by Simone de Beauvoir published 1949. It is regarded as a major work of feminist philosophy and starting point of second-wave feminism.Wow! Main idea is based on being independent wome..."
An amazing book, and quite a feat in my opinion considering how many topics she covered over the course and range of women's lifetimes.
Steve wrote: "Piranesi by Susanna Clarke"I also recently read this one! It was quite strange, but I ultimately enjoyed it. I'd love to hear your final thoughts?
Anita I liked it but I wasn’t head over heels crazy about it. I might not be as into fantasy as I once was but it did not live up to the hype or my expectations. I expect more from a winner of the women’s prize for fiction, especially if it wins out in a strong short list. Thanks for friending:)
Finished reading Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (being queer in the US before the 1969 Stonewall Riots), and The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (having black blood and passing as white in the US a few decades ago), both of which I really enjoyed.Now reading Dead Lions by Mick Herron (British Secret Service thriller) and The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst (a classic manual on typography).
Between dealing with grief in my own life and the loss of Joan Didion, I've started reading The Year of Magical Thinking.
I am reading the beekeeper of allepo and kite runner. Both are stories are immigrant families and they shed a light in their lives on their home countries and the immigrant life. They are both really sad, I wouldn't recommend both at the same time hahaha
I just st started “Maine” by J Courtney Sullivan- nothing like a summer beach read to warm up with in deep, dark January:)
Galileo's Middle Finger, by Alice Dreger.
I’m 40% the way through “Third Wave Feminism and Transgender” by Edward Davies. It’s a good book, but it’s leaving me with lots of questions. It presents information in a very matter-of-fact way, and it’s not addressing so many of the questions that come to mind as I read.For example: It appears that third wave feminism is trying to include anyone who feels like an Other, which seems to make the inclusion umbrella so large that women can really get lost within that group…which seems neutralized the effectiveness of feminism all together.
I’ve recently read “Whipping Girl,” which was good, but I had some issues with everything being so subjective and the generalized indictments on everyone not trans. That said, I appreciate the vulnerability of the author and how the author gave me a much better understanding on a personal level.
I then read “Trans,” which was more statistical and focused on the need for women to have safe places - I really liked this book and the emphasis on safe places was very powerful.
Now I’m in “Third Wave Feminism and Transgender,” which is much more academic and provides a great history of both feminism and transgenders.
Finished Into the Water by Paula Hawkins and Comforting Thoughts About Death That Have Nothing to Do with God by Greta Christina.Started Educated by Tara Westover.
I just finished In Order to Live, by Yeonmi Park. Prior to that I read The Indigo Girl, by Natasha Boyd.
Just finished 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know about People by Susan M. Weinschenk, which I didn't enjoy.Just finished The List by Mick Herron, which I did enjoy.
Just started Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune.
Read two short books: When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut, which was excellent. And The Text by Claire Douglas.Now reading Real Tigers by Mick Herron.
I started the Argonauts by Maggie Nelson, It didn’t start with you by Mark Wolynn, and Call of the Wild by Kimberly Johnson. I always seem to read fiction and nonfiction titles simultaneously.
Night bitch, wanting safety 4 my mom and younger siblings, hope they never experience such feelings of not being heard and so tired of it too.
I just finished Memoirs of a Woman Doctor and even though it was short fiction I really needed breaks to finish it. Still, very much worth it!
Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be is the latest addition to my currently reading list.
Conversations with God - Neale Donald Walsh
Alice wrote: "Conversations with God - Neale Donald Walsh"Oh wow. I read the trilogy 20+ years ago. It changed my life.
You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. It's feeling like a quality psychological thriller.
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All Systems Red by Martha Wells"
Both amazing books, imo Tabitha! Hope you enjoy them