A Few Good Books I've Read (And One Play. . .)
Submitted by rosyrachel on Sun, 04/29/2001 - 10:55
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- The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler
- Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by ??? (I forget!)
- The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order
- Letters to a Young Feminist
- Generation X by Douglas Coupland
- Lord of the Flies by ??? (Again, I forget!)
- The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
- M Butterfly by ??? (Aaaahhh!)
Author Comments:
NEW AND IMPROVED! Maybe I'll make this updating an annual event. . . And sorry about not having a few of the authors. You'd think I'd know who is writing my favorite books! *sigh*
Ok, the first one has me curious. Care to give any sort of indication on what it's about?
The Guide to Getting It On was not only a good read, but a really good conversation piece :)
The Vagina Monologues is a whole bunch of, um, you know. . . monologues, that Eve Ensler compiled. Each one is from a different woman's perspective and the feelings that she's had about her vagina since she was young and how she feels about it now. Some of it is really obscure (What would your vagina wear?) while some of it is really down to earth and interesting. Goes through some abuse issues women have faced and just all of the hidden (and not so hidden) messages they have received about their vaginas being bad or disgusting. A very good read. It really flies by! Also, they're always performing it somewhere around, but I've never seen it. One at my college this spring. . .
Lord of the Flies is by William Golding.