the yellow wallpaper. it’s short and digestible, it’s a classic, and there is TONS of conversation surrounding it. i’d consider it a staple
velouria-wilder on
The Handmaid’s Tale
OldElvis1 on
I’d be interested in how wrong one thinks the ending to the “White Plague” by Frank Herbert is. I think it was totally off base, like any man writing it might be.
nycvhrs on
The Women’s Room
TubbsontheCoast on
Here’s a real simple one. It’s like two-three pages. Probably online for free. Hills Like White Elephants by Hemingway. I think every man should read it too. Then we should all discuss over absinthe cocktails somewhere in Paris and figure out if we can ever treat each other better.
Id_Rather_Beach on
*Fear of Flying*
Erica Jong
shield92pan on
woman on the edge of time by marge piercy
handmaid’s tale by atwood
parable of the sower by octavia butler
kayrector on
Sula
DependentMeet536 on
Lessons in chemistry!
Clean_Peach_3344 on
Dietland
yourlittlebirdie on
The Story of an Hour (actually you can probably read it right now in less than 20 minutes, it’s very short and available for free online).
Sensitive_Young_3920 on
The Help
Pugilist12 on
I guess I’ll be the first one to insist on checking the very short, very powerful *I Who Have Never Known Men*
fireflypoet on
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
superbetsy on
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. That book shaped me as a child, and I get something new out of it with every reread, even 30 years later.
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the yellow wallpaper. it’s short and digestible, it’s a classic, and there is TONS of conversation surrounding it. i’d consider it a staple
The Handmaid’s Tale
I’d be interested in how wrong one thinks the ending to the “White Plague” by Frank Herbert is. I think it was totally off base, like any man writing it might be.
The Women’s Room
Here’s a real simple one. It’s like two-three pages. Probably online for free. Hills Like White Elephants by Hemingway. I think every man should read it too. Then we should all discuss over absinthe cocktails somewhere in Paris and figure out if we can ever treat each other better.
*Fear of Flying*
Erica Jong
woman on the edge of time by marge piercy
handmaid’s tale by atwood
parable of the sower by octavia butler
Sula
Lessons in chemistry!
Dietland
The Story of an Hour (actually you can probably read it right now in less than 20 minutes, it’s very short and available for free online).
The Help
I guess I’ll be the first one to insist on checking the very short, very powerful *I Who Have Never Known Men*
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. That book shaped me as a child, and I get something new out of it with every reread, even 30 years later.
Ghosts by dolly alderton
The Awakening – Kate Chopin