Before discussing memoirs that are written in the form of graphic novels, I would like to present a thumbnail definition of graphic novels, which are longer than comic books and are often a story in itself without being serialized (although that is possible). Often published as stand-alone books, graphic novels can be a part […]
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Always the Last to Know is my first Kristan Higgins book and it is definitely not my last. The book can be classified as contemporary women’s fiction with a huge helping of drama and romance. Focusing on the lives of the Frost family of Stoningham, Connecticut, the novel features interesting characters. Barb and John Frost
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I dove into A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow thinking I would just get a fun, young adult novel about mermaids and Black girl magic, but it was so much more in the best of ways. It’s a magical realism story serving up the beauty of sisterhood and showing that racism and misogyny
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Today we’re talking about Spirit Run by Noé Alvarez, the first ever cis-gendered male featured here at Feminist Book Club. This review is coming from a place of conflicted emotions, I’m not going to bury the lede. So let’s dive in shall we? Book Summary Growing up in Yakima, Washington, Noé Álvarez worked at an
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An informal solo series reviewing everything FBC founder Renee reads each month. Listen to this podcast using the player above! Mentioned in this episode: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Genres: Horror, historical fiction Read if you like: mushrooms, The Shining by Stephen King, the amount of body horror on Santa Clarita Diet (TV show) Also of note: This
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We have all read fairy tales and seen Disney versions where the main character, the princess, the girl, the mermaid, or someone else, has an adventure or a problem and is usually saved by a man. Thankfully, some recent Disney films show the main female characters saving herself. Fairytales have been rightly criticized for showing
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The Sober Lush by Amanda Eyre Ward and Jardine Libaire is “A Hedonist’s Guide to Living a Decadent, Adventurous, Soulful Life–Alcohol Free.” The Sober Lush describes various ways to lead a fulfilling, delightful, and meaningful life without alcohol. The main idea is “to redefine lushness and reclaim it.” For the authors, sober lushness is
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“But does a file count as fact? Or isn’t every rendering a lie?” – Sheila O’Connor This novel by Sheila O’Connor, Evidence of V, tells a story of intergenerational trauma driven by the unknown. Growing up, O’Connor came to understand that her mother has trouble connecting emotionally to her children and with time she begins
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On November 12, 2001 – 61 days after 9/11 – American Airlines flight 587 going from New York City to Las Americas Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic crashed in Queens. 251 passengers and nine crew members died along with five people on the ground. Because of when it happened people thought it was a
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The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson is a multi-generational novel that features the dysfunctional family of the Millers and a 137-carat diamond. The matriarch of the family, Helen Miller, leaves the Florentine Diamond, an actual lost diamond, to her youngest granddaughter, Beck. Beck, who is closer to Helen, than her mother, Deborah, decides to split
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I’ve spent the past 20 years writing about female sexual health. For the majority of that time, I suspected that I was suffering from some form of female sexual dysfunction, both because of “low” libido levels and because of painful intercourse. The male-dominated medical establishment wasn’t providing any answers. The desire to fix myself drove
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June was my best reading month of 2020 and I have quarantine and the end of the school year to thank for that. My intention for the month of June was to only read books that featured queer characters or were written by queer authors, but there were a few books in there that
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