Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein blew me away. It was such a shock to go back and read the original text that has inspired so many aspects of Western horror and science fiction. It made me realize how different Shelley’s concept of Frankenstein’s monster is from the monster depicted in most media today. … More Frankenstein – Reading Women 2019
For this prompt I wanted to highlight the Reading Women Award. Each year they celebrate outstanding books written by or about women. The award winners and shortlisted books also function as a great resource to find new and wonderful books to read. … More Reading Women Award Shortlist – Reading Women 2019
I don’t often get the chance to say this, but this is a book that every person should read. … More Women, Race, and Class by Angela Y. Davis – Reading Women 2019
Responses to chronic illness and disability in U.S. society tend to take two forms. Either disability is 1) rendered invisible or 2) blamed on the individual. Both these responses erase the real lived experiences of disabled people. … More Chronic Illness or Disability – Reading Women 2019
There are two sorts of people who should read this book: 1) anyone planning to go into medicine and 2) literally everyone else. … More The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman – Reading Women 2019
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