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Not every story leaves the teller unharmed

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

January 21, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“The bards all sing of the bravery of the heroes and the greatness of your deeds: it is one of the few elements on which they all agree. But no one sings of the courage required by those of us who were left behind.” ― Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships The more I read, the more I write, and the more I consume all forms of storytelling from films, to TV, to poetry, the more I realize how unfamiliar I am with the bases for […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: feminist fiction, feminist lit, greek mythology, misogyny, Natalie Haynes, the futility of war, women suffering, Womens Literature, womens voices

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: feminist fiction, feminist lit, greek mythology, misogyny, Natalie Haynes, the futility of war, women suffering, Womens Literature, womens voices ·
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“No matter what any woman said, culture could not be escaped. Even if it meant tragedy. Even if it meant death.”

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

February 8, 2022 by RaRaGabor Leave a Comment

Rum’s heartbreaking debut is a generational story about three Palestinian-American women struggling to find their place within their family, balancing their culture with the new pressures and freedom of America. We have three main POV charactersIsra is born and raised in Palestine, and after her arranged marriage at 17, moves to live with her husband’s family to Brooklyn. Isra dreams of finding a love like the one she’s read about in books. Deya is Isra’s oldest daughter, who dreams of going to college instead of […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Domestic Abuse, etaf rum, womens voices

RaRaGabor's CBR14 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Domestic Abuse, etaf rum, womens voices ·
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“Because, my girl you are sacred, valuable, indispensable, and irreplaceable”

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale (editors)

April 2, 2020 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

I keep doing reading challenges for a couple reasons, but one of them is that it tends to point out areas that my reading habits need to expand. This year the Read Harder Challenge includes tasks for both YA Non-fiction and to read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author. I’ve already read one YA Non-fiction this year, but while I was hunting up titles I came across #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women edited by Lisa Charleyboy and […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: #NotYourPrincess, Anthology, faintingviolet, Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale (editors), native American, read harder challenge, read women, we need diverse books, womens voices, YA, YA nonfiction

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:25 · Genres: Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: #NotYourPrincess, Anthology, faintingviolet, Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale (editors), native American, read harder challenge, read women, we need diverse books, womens voices, YA, YA nonfiction ·
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