I read only women's literature for a month

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[noraa]

if you plan on checking out more female authors I'll recommend Ursula K. Le Guin, she wrote "The Left Hand of Darkness" which is only 300 pages and a spectacular read imo, she also wrote "A Wizard of Earthsea" and that series, thought you might enjoy a dip into fantasy or sci-fi

[averyferguson]

Ah yes. I love women's lit fic so much. If you are wanting more may I suggest
- Elena Ferrante
- Carmen Maria Machado
- Janet Fitch
- Gabrielle Zevin
- Maggie Nelson

[belair]

Great video I’ve read a lot of Joan Didion’s books and she barely passed in December 2021 same as Eve Babitz. Still blows my mind that they passed literally days from each other. Truly the end of an era.

[bignatesbookreviews]

Life changes in the ordinary instant.. Didion is a great writer, down to the mechanics of her sentences. She’s got a rhythm

[mandiconnell]

I absolutely love Virginia Woolf, I highly recommend A Room of One’s Own

[lianna]

I just finished reading The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky and loved it, probably more so because of the place I'm in with my life. It felt like a window into someone's actual life and the way that women's struggles and the day to day monotony of life was portrayed was very relatable.

[sloopgamer]

I must say I don’t read literature myself. The only genre I’m reading is thriller/crime storys. Otherwise I’m only for the manga content here but I really enjoy to hear things from you that’s why I give you the watchtime! :D
But this video is about female writers, so here is a list of interesting manga written by female mangaka!

Fullmetal Alchemist written by Hiromu Arakawa
Pandora Hearts written by Jun Mochizuki
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic written by Shinobu Ootaka
Demon Slayer written by Koyoharu Gotouge
Reborn! written by Amano Akira
Nana written by Ai Yazawa
D.Gray-man written by Katsura Hoshino
Promised Neverland drawn by Posuka Demizu (Duo)
Hikaru no Go drawn by Yumi Hotta (Duo)
Mushi-shi written by Yuki Urushibara
March comes in like a Lion written by Umino, Chika

I could go on and on with this list but I will leave it here. Some clarifications most of the manga are drawn and written by only one person but sometimes there are duo’s where one draws the manga and another one writes the story. Both Promised Neverland and Hikaru no Go are written by males but I hope it’s not a problem cause both manga are really good.
Another really interesting thing for you is Umino Chika the mangaka of March comes in like a Lion was a good friend of Kentaro Miura. There exist some crossover arts between those two mangas which is really cool. Both of them are released in the same magazine that’s why they were so close.

If you want to read summaries for manga or anime I suggest you to go to myanimelist or anilist!

[meera]

Thank you so much for celebrating women's literature

I think you might like Kim Jiyoung, born 1983.

[aninharosamoonlight]

If you have an interest in into outsider authors, I'd recommend Clarice Lispector but she's a Brazilian author. Books like "The hour of the star" and "The passion according H. G." are really interesting with stream of consciousness, the latter more than the former. Other Brazilian author I'd recommend is Machado de Assis if you want huge amounts of subtle irony in a period that slavery still existed but he masterfully mocked all of this in his book "The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas".
Amazing video, keep on! Love from Brazil ❤️

[katepoche]

This is great! Eve Babitz, Joan Didion, and Eileen Chang were also journalists/essayists! I find that journalists-turned-novelists tend to be much wittier with a better understanding of their craft. I love the creativity in your videos and I always look forward to them! You put out some damn good content

[aaron_osborne]

I recommend Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward if you explore more female authors. A memoir but with fictional characters I imagine it as about Hurricane Katrina. Jesmyn is so intricate in her writing I can’t help but visualize myself in the time period regardless of an outsider perspective. One section has children buy dog food which is simple but valuable because she focuses on the little things such as preconceived judgment. Okay thanks for reading.

[DinizMaris]

It’s always so inspiring to see how you talk about those books and how they affect you, keep up with the good work!

[justind]

Favorite booktuber with another banger of a video.

[hamzah]

if a mortal person who was like a god intended me to read eve babitz then it was u, in my realization it was first time a man/male made me actually get into women's literature, babitz's work added to my book-reading itinerary this year, thank you! 🇵🇭

[jojodogface]

The Year of Magical Thinking is one of the most phenomenal things I've ever read, and the only book that has ever made me cry, as well

[victoriacollis]

this video is so good!! I just found your channel a few days ago, and it’s fantastic. You remind me so much of my cousin who passed away 2 years ago in a car accident, so your channel has been really comforting.

[proinsi]

yes joan didion is such an amazong author. i also cried while reading myomt!

[michellehui]

You might like Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Maojin! It's also a NYRB book. It's a coming-of-age story in 1980s Taiwan with a gay protagonist. The writing is great as well!

[ellebannana]

I love that your videos feel like a thoughtful chat with a mate. You so easily compel me to read all the books you recommend!

[jaimed.]

Found your videos only a few weeks ago, absolutely love them!