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A List of Badass Women

Today's reading list is a roundup of badass women--but what does "badass" mean exactly? These are women who don't conform to the norms that have been set out for women as a whole. They may seem intimidating or--that worst of all literary sins--unlikable. These women follow their own path, make sometimes questionable choices, risk screwing … Continue reading A List of Badass Women

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April 10, 2020Alyson Hagy, Badass women, Books, Carmen Maria Machado, Hallie Butler, Leni Zumas, Madeline Miller, Margaret Atwood, Megan Hunter, Naomi Alderman, Ottessa Moshfegh, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Reading list, Women, Women characters, Women writersLeave a comment
Best Books of 2010s

Favorite Books of the 2010s: Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

This is a series of reviews of my favorite books published between 2010 and 2019. Red Clocks by Leni Zumas (2018) This takes place in an alternate United States (or in the near future?), when a Personhood Amendment to the Constitution has made abortion and in vitro fertilization illegal. It alternates among four women, who are … Continue reading Favorite Books of the 2010s: Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

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January 3, 2020December 13, 20192010s, Dystopia, Feminist fiction, Leni Zumas, Red ClocksLeave a comment
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Recommended Reading: Red Clocks

I am reading a lot of books in the "Angry Women" category this year, which seems appropriate for the year of #metoo. My latest read, Red Clocks by Leni Zumas, takes place in an alternate United States (or in the near future?), when a Personhood Amendment to the Constitution has made abortion and in vitro fertilization illegal. It … Continue reading Recommended Reading: Red Clocks

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August 30, 2018August 30, 2018Feminist fiction, Leni Zumas, Reading women, Recommended Reading, Red ClocksLeave a comment

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