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Pride by Ibi Zoboi

April 9, 2019 by Sophia Leave a Comment

I had such high hopes for Pride (2018) by Ibi Zoboi. I first saw it on NPR’s Best Books of 2018 List, and I was immediately intrigued. The description of Pride as a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, set in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood, sounded fantastic. Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books of all time, and one of the few books that I’ve actually reread. I have high standards for retellings and adaptations, but when they’re done well, I love them. Two of my favorites are “The Lizzie […]

Feminism in Text Book Form

Our Bodies, Ourselves by Boston Women's Health Book Collective

April 8, 2019 by Sophia Leave a Comment

The last book I read from my list of 50 Books Every Woman Should Read Before She Turns 40 was Our Bodies, Ourselves by the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. Our Bodies, Ourselves first came about in the late 1960s. Since then numerous editions and expansions have been written, with the latest edition published in 2011. The latest version is an 825 text book on women’s health and sexuality in the United States. Because of the length and subject, I bought this book months ago and read it in small chunks […]

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A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor

April 2, 2019 by Sophia Leave a Comment

A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories (1955) by Flannery O’Connor was one of the last books on my 50 Books Every Woman Should Read Before She Turns 40 List. I previously knew neither the author nor the book, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. And to be honest, I’m not exactly sure what to think now that I’m done. I’m impressed by O’Connor’s writing, disturbed by the content, disturbed by the pervasive racism, and once again impressed that I had such a […]

Hostages and Opera

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

February 16, 2019 by Sophia Leave a Comment

I picked up Bel Canto (2001) by Ann Patchett because it was chosen for my book club. And about a week after my book club met, I finally finished reading it. My tardiness in finishing should not reflect on this novel, which I found very interesting and read quickly. The problem was that I started reading the night before my book club met. An unnamed South American country (most likely Peru) is wooing Katsumi Hosokawa, a Japanese business mogul, to invest in their country. They throw a […]

“I still found literary criticism to be a suspect activity.”

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

February 2, 2019 by Sophia Leave a Comment

I’d heard of Alison Bechdel from the Bechdel test, but I wasn’t at all familiar with her or her work. I picked up Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (2006) because it was on my 50 Books Every Woman Should Read Before She Turns 40 List. I think I’ve only read one other graphic novel (maybe), but I appreciate being forced out of my comfort zone every now and then. Although it hasn’t changed my preference for traditional writing and the pictures in my head, Fun Home was worth reading. Fun Home is […]

Triplet sisters running amok in Australia

Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty

February 1, 2019 by Sophia Leave a Comment

The first book I read by Liane Moriarty was Big Little Lies. I loved it and went on to read What Alice Forgot, The Husband’s Secret, and Truly Madly Guilty. In the books I’ve read so far, Moriarty has a very clear pattern with her plots. She begins with a vague description of some kind of “event” that has occurred, but only gives the reader enough details to pique their interest. Then she goes back however many months or years are necessary, and we learn about the characters, their […]

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