{{The Women’s Room by Marilyn French}} is fiction and very good. It’s a great snapshot in time.
{{Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez}} is non-fiction but will give you plenty of ammunition for rage.
{{Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture}} is a collection of essays edited by Roxane Gay that is hard to read, but definitely inspired a feeling of “hey me too.”
Litchyn on
**Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery** by Brom: This is set in 1666, and definitely has a strong critique of gendered expectations in Puritan society. Obviously many parallel threads with modern mainstream society, but also a connection to what women of past generations endured (particularly the restrictions). I saw a description of this as “I support women’s rights, but I especially support women’s wrongs” which is pretty apt.
**Butter** by Asako Yuzuki: This is a crime thriller novel based on a real life serial killer in Japan, from the fictional point of view of a journalist trying to understand the case and the psychology behind it. There are many considerations of the role and expectations of women in society, particularly Japanese society, and what it’s like to carry those responsibilities.
I haven’t read these yet, but I also have **The Change** by Kirsten Miller, **Bunny** by Mona Awad, and **Out** by Natsuo Kirino under my ‘feminine rage’ tag for future reading in case any of those catch your eye.
SuperbGil on
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Mary: an Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy
teniefshiro on
The vegetarian welcomed many of my I’m a woman and I must scream feelings. I confess I never had the courage to reread it.
4 Comments
{{The Women’s Room by Marilyn French}} is fiction and very good. It’s a great snapshot in time.
{{Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez}} is non-fiction but will give you plenty of ammunition for rage.
{{Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture}} is a collection of essays edited by Roxane Gay that is hard to read, but definitely inspired a feeling of “hey me too.”
**Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery** by Brom: This is set in 1666, and definitely has a strong critique of gendered expectations in Puritan society. Obviously many parallel threads with modern mainstream society, but also a connection to what women of past generations endured (particularly the restrictions). I saw a description of this as “I support women’s rights, but I especially support women’s wrongs” which is pretty apt.
**Butter** by Asako Yuzuki: This is a crime thriller novel based on a real life serial killer in Japan, from the fictional point of view of a journalist trying to understand the case and the psychology behind it. There are many considerations of the role and expectations of women in society, particularly Japanese society, and what it’s like to carry those responsibilities.
I haven’t read these yet, but I also have **The Change** by Kirsten Miller, **Bunny** by Mona Awad, and **Out** by Natsuo Kirino under my ‘feminine rage’ tag for future reading in case any of those catch your eye.
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Mary: an Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy
The vegetarian welcomed many of my I’m a woman and I must scream feelings. I confess I never had the courage to reread it.