repost for @PuddleJumper:
#QueerBC March author is Bushra Rehman with over 50% of the votes!
Drop recommendations or comments below. This is a new author for me so looking forward to seeing what people read and what they think
How are you all getting on with February's author Akwaeke Emezi?
I've created a SG book club for anyone interested - https://app.thestorygraph.com/book_clubs/ec1d5a86-5de9-4315-a128-fcab4d27c31d
Did I buy this copy for the cover? Absolutely. It fits the story far better than others I've seen. I still don't know why this book isn't more popular, though it is older now. This one has been on my mind even more lately. I can't imagine why. While this world is too extreme when it comes to how men are treated, it definitely makes you wonder how a world run by women would be different. Even "War Is A Racket" pondered why it might be better.
so-soWhile I overall liked this, it was a bit too pedantic, and the all female country was a little too perfect. The practice of eugenics that led to their utopia was, although only mentioned once as history, disturbing. The narrator also views attempted rape in a “boys will be boys” manner. I loved that their society included pockets — lots of them— in the women‘s clothing, showing not much has changed since Gilman wrote this.
Well, it started snowing here, so I‘m inside with Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the lovely cup of tea my husband just made me.
pickThis was likely groundbreaking in the 70s when it was first published. I appreciate the look at psychiatric facilities at the time and what it's like to have no control over your own destiny. The utopia in the future was meh imo. The time travel thing has never been my jam. Still giving it a pick.
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#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks (still cleaning up Dec. Yikes)
