2021 book thread xx

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the feminine mystique by betty friedan
- loved it!! must read for those interested in the history of the feminist movement, altho read with its context in mind (classism, racism& homophobia) overall loved it tho thx betty

the establishment- owen jones
this was a reread but incredible!! love u owen xoxo

troy by stephen fry

perfection as always from stephen fry love him & love ancient greece my heart is full also LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS COPY IS wowowow

lady chatterley’s lover by d.h. lawrence

heartbreaking & beautiful (was not warned about the sheer level of detail lawrence went into during the sex scenes tho lmao), would definitely recommend tho !!! x

the machine stops by e.m. forster

absolutely incredible, beautifully written & so so interesting (thx will for recommending). the ideas surrounding isolation felt relatable rn haha, +discussions surrounding religion & original thought !! 10/10

the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde

reread for uni, incredible ofc, would always recommend wilde <3

girl, woman, other by bernadine evaristo

rlly lovely book, covering a multitude of stories & experiences lived by women, enjoyed it a lot & found it rlly beautiful! altho didn’t enjoy some of the characterisation, esp of the younger characters as it felt quite forced/unnatural

a dolls house by henrik ibsen’s

i read this for my drama module @ uni & i loved it sm, it’s so good & i can’t wait to study it next week

ok i’m still thinking about this play!! the treatment of the protagonist nora is so heartbreaking & perfectly encapsulates the way in which society viewed women as these perfect objects, as nothing more than ‘dolls’

the greek myths by robin waterfield & kathryn waterfield

greek myths make me v happy :,) enjoyed the fact this book included version of the myths i hadn’t read before, although overall didn’t entirely enjoy the writing style/tone

engines of privilege by francis green and david kynaston

rlly interesting read altho took me a while cos i kept getting angry at this country & having to stop haha, would recommend

only criticism i would have is it can b slightly repetitive, & arguments on how to solve the issues discussed aren’t brought up until the end (is also v data heavy!!!)

robinson crusoe by daniel defoe

glad i read it but took me a while bcos honestly it wasn’t one my faves, i lowkey found it rlly boring & rlly disliked robinson crusoe lmao, but glad i’ve read it now as so many other books i studied were inspired by it !

a collection of keats poetry

will got me this beautiful copy for valentine’s day & i loved it sm!! keats’ poetry is so beautiful (my favourites were lamia & isabella )

the ode less travelled by stephen fry

a gift from my best friend bcos of my love for stephen fry, was more technical than i expected but as acc interesting in how much it tied in/helped with the language module of my degree

the penguin book of myths & legends of ancient egypt by joyce tyldesley

was so interesting, although it was a heavy read & think i would have enjoyed it more if i had a more solid base knowledge than just that golden egypt book i read when i was 8 lmao

the comforters by muriel spark

been in a bit of a reading rut since being back @ uni, i read this for my course & i didn’t entirely enjoy it but i did love the discussions we had surrounding it !! xx

the midnight library by matt haig

read this for book club :) i understand the hype as it is a sweet book, although not something i’d usually read