pickI read along with my BFF who is enrolled in an American Lit class and had to write a paper on it. The reading is easy, but the story is complicated and thought-provoking. In a lot of ways I really understand Edna and her thoughts, but in some ways I feel like her feelings of hopelessness make her careless with herself and those close to her.
Reminds me a lot of Anna‘s POV in Anna Karenina (my favorite!) but Anna K is by far the superior story.
pickI found this book because I'm (im)patiently waiting for Daisy Johnson to write another book. Her story was first and fantastic, but the rest were great, too. I especially loved "Sour Hall" by Naomi Booth and "The Dampness Is Spreading" by Emma Glass.
Did anyone else catch this article! I can't handle. She's a queen!
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Putting my tray down, I sat next to her. I laid my head on my arms and closed my eyes.
My hair blew gently in the breeze.
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so-soI really enjoyed Astrid‘s story. She gave me Daisy Jones vibes minus the drugs and rock and roll. I think Blythe‘s story added some depth as well, and I could see a lot of parallels between hers and her mom‘s. And while I understood the want to have a multi-generational story with Mizza‘s (Astrid‘s mom) backstory, I felt hers was largely unnecessary and that the heart of the story would still be there even without it.
2.75⭐️
pickI have the unfortunate job of relaying the news that this short story collection is extraordinary and Em may be at the vertices of "beautiful" and "brilliant" on a graph of those categories. This is highly unfair, but also means that I can love her unconditionally because why would I even bother being toxically envious? We are different species.
And yet. What struck me about all of these stories was just the relatability of her experience.
pickInteresting and entertaining, this book focuses on cultural attitudes about menstruation, particularly during the 19th-20th centuries in the United States, with a heavy emphasis on advertising and marketing of “feminine products.” This is not a heavy scientific book, more a book that shows how advertising/culture has reinforced the idea of periods as negative, sometimes weirdly. Illustrated with vintage ads for feminine products!
pickA great book and absolutely delightful reading experience - Katy Hessel starts from the top and tells the stories of the women who did and did not make the survey texts. It brought me back and inspired me to keep learning.
pickA fascinating look at the strain caused by tabloid journalism in the early 2000s. Covers a range of women from Brittany Spears to Chyna to Jennifer Aniston.
