So I was on a bit of a roll with feminist books, I started two others at the same time as this one, but have yet to finish them. The name of this specific book is a little misleading given that it is in fact about feminism and feminist theory. Specifically, it is a critique […]
Recently, Adichie has come under scrutiny by the liberal feminist community over her statements about transgender women. Despite what might be said it would be insane to dismiss her work based on a single statement, which doesn’t actually convey the full spectrum of her beliefs. In a recent interview she made a point about how […]
Frankly, I wish I had read this when I was 10 or 11 because I would have obsessed over it and bought every book in the series. Still a great book to read as an adult, but the magic of it all is probably far more engaging when read by a child. The book itself […]
I downloaded an app called serial read, that basically sends me a portion of a book each day to my cellphone and that is how I found this book. Inspired by the Jack the Ripper murders in London, this book takes the reader on a slow building thriller about an impoverished couple in desperate need […]
I read through this book in one sitting, needless to say, it is a fairly easy and quick read but does contain some heavier themes. *spoilers do follow.* The book is narrated through the eyes of a 5 year old boy with limited exposure to the world, but an astonishing vocabulary. And if you read […]
This book was actually pretty fun to read, but also very odd and strangely enough narrated with a male voice. Was this to add some sort of authority to the very feminist opinions that book presents? Was it a narrative choice or a subconscious choice? I do not know but I suppose from an outsiders […]
The second book on my trip down womenery lane is one that was part of my subscription to the book of the month club (which I will now shameless give you the link so I can get extra books if you join). It was an add-on to my first choice book for the month, The Mothers, […]
