I read only women's literature for a month 

I actually own that book back at my home in Massachusetts! I can have it sent out to me! Thanks for the rec!

@@colorlesswonderland probably my favorite find ever when forced to do a book report on something, anything lol in the back tucked away, a hiden gem

Awesome choice, dude!

Yep she is really, good. And octavia butler is too very good.

The handmaids tale is from a woman

I’ve been wanting to read this but it’s not available in our country

I actually just bought this book haha

@@KuehneZoneify I got my copy off book depository, you could check their website and see if they deliver to your country!

Thank you for the recommendation!! I actually own Orlando which is great so that means I can check that out ASAP. I read Mrs. Dalloway in college and adored it! I hope your reading goes well after your hiatus

@@colorlesswonderland I recently read a room of one's own and it was great!

I recently read Orlando and loved it! Definitely felt more hopeful and lighthearted than the other stuff I’ve read of hers

I am so sorry for your loss! I know times like that can be so tough it feels impossible to escape them so I am glad you are finding comfort :)

It's truly one of the most beautiful books I've ever read I'm glad I'm not alone in this

Thank you!

I own The Year of Magical Thinking and this is my sign to finally read it.

:)

Thank you so much for the kind words!

Also just read Sex and Rage by Eve Babitz and loved it, it's actually about her writing Eve's Hollywood and curating it (amongst other things) so defo recommend you check that out since you've read Eve's Hollywood!

Whoa you're friends with her!? I've been reading the book for 3 days now and this is the perfect kind of unhinged character that I like!!

@@xandertriss4986 she's brilliant. her wit truly astounds me. a baby shower speech she wrote for one of our mutual friends invoked the "whore vs Madonna" thing. it was amazing.

Same author wrote diving pool

Hey! I understand why this could be confusing but "women's literature" is an actual defined section of literature so it was more applicable here!

Holy moly thank you for the recommendations! I actually read all of Demon Slayer because I saw that it was from a female author but ended up not really liking it that much. Actually, I should say that i didn't really have much to say about it so that's why it's not here! I've heard amazing things about Nana though

@@colorlesswonderland I don't like Demon Slayer either. It's just the most famous and successful manga of the current millenium that's why I did put in here. The anime on the other side is from Ufotable and it looks insane to say the least. Most of the times adaptations cannot hold up to the original counterparts but with Demon Slayer I would say......the anime is the way to go!! Cool that nana did catch your eye. I didn't really read it myself yet but I know how good it is, that's why I did put it on the list. The only sad thing is, it's on hiatus......since 10 years. Though a couple of days ago the mangaka did say in an interview that she will try to draw again in a way that is possible for her cause she has some health issues.

Magi is prettygood too and fullmetsl alchemist just a clsssic. Have you tried terry pratchet who kinda does write, ok different genre but crime is a big influence. Going postal or guards guards as start.

Oh no i forgot beastars , its very good too and from a female mangaka. Clamp is good too especislly x thst sadly never was finished sadly.

@@colorlesswonderland I just discovered your channel because of your Berserk video, and I read kind of everything, I have read Joan Didion’s The year of magical thinking two years ago during quarantine together with essays on illness by Susan Sontag. Very impactful. But I am commenting because of manga recommendations. Most of the things you’ve been encouraged to read are intended primarily for a male audience (of boys or young men) regardless of the fact that the author is a man or a woman (majority of titles in your comment section). I noticed a lack of discussion and general knowledge and also a lack of translations in the English market and variety when it comes to manga written by women for primarily a female audience. It’s a pity because those authors had to struggle to find a place in their own country in the first place but they contributed a lot more than what our foreigners are aware of. Luckily in my country (not an English speaking country) these manga by women to girls and women have been translated in larger numbers. I love Berserk because the author took a lot of inspiration from manga for girls. So I don’t know what it is available to you but I think you’re going to find very interesting stories if you check out that side of manga. Authors under the Year 24 Group’s umbrella are a must read and in particular Moto Hagio, Keiko Takemiya and Ryoko Hikeda. It will give you also a new understanding of what made Berserk’s world and characterization so unique and good in the general landscape of manga for boys and young men. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_24_Group and also see ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ee2vY1dsEkg.html

Shhhhhh stop spoiling my next long term project 👀

Sameeee im so excited to watch

I haven't heard of that but I will happily check it out!

My friend Mark actually owns a copy of that so maybe I'll have to steal it from him 👀

@@colorlesswonderland I think that's the second book in its series, Stalingrad is the first.

Olive's creative process for her screenplays are an enigma

@@colorlesswonderland great video! Thanks again for posting

Honestly ditto

Woah I've never heard of this publishing company before but they seem like they are the exact types of books that I am interested in thank you so much! You may have just started a new addiction haha!

@@colorlesswonderland Both NYRB and Persephone have really shaped my reading tastes, so I'm glad it piqued your interest! I'm always trying to get people into Persephone Books; it's to the point where I should honestly be getting paid for this, haha. (They just look so good on the shelf...) If you end up liking them, I'd love to see a video on it one day ^^

Since the protagonist taking a literature/writing course, I wonder if it's a tongue-in-cheek comment about the academic environment she's in. Haven't read the book tho.

1984 was written as a warning against totalitarianism, not communism, considering that Orwell was a socialist

I feel like you would be surprised how little history of the world is taught to students in American education. The majority of information is stuff that I have learned on my own. Apologies for not getting all the information first

@@colorlesswonderland No, it's fine. But if you voted for Bernie Sanders that calls himself "a proud socialist" or like people likeAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez and "progressives" in general you should definitely look more into communism. You think communism was successful because they were afraid of it? No, it was successful because it sounds seductive, until it's not. I'm politically in the middle but I'm surprised to see people my age, in their 20's in America proudly calling themselves "communists" but knowing nothing about the history of communism.

@@hellnaw7921 The hot topic when he wrote it was the Cold War. The totalitarians were the communist, except Franco in Spain.

Its not, given the authors history i doubt it was a warning against communism, but faschism and totsliterian and propaganda in general for it. And he was a hardcore leftwing and did even , and animal farm isntcagainst communism, its how it died.

I mean, the very nature of any title like "women's literature" conveys the deep rooted patriarchy within early human history of education. Prior to the 20th/21st century, the majority of literature was written by men but not the numbers are starting to even out which is amazing. I am assuming that you are correct in your estimation that men mainly read books written by men so I enjoy engaging in the other way and then trying to get more people conscious of this, hence this video

I would heavily recommend, if you haven't already, to do a little research about Goodnight Punpun before reading it. It has a lot of content that might be upsetting or triggering for some people!

Oh man happy belated birthday!

Leo placements

Second

Also Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopead if you’re looking for more women’s fiction, and Evie Wyld’s The Bass Rock. These two are more directly about the role of women in society than Pew is, but I recommend them all. If a retelling of the Odyssey from Penelope’s perspective sounds unoriginal, it’s as much about the maids (who get their own quite frankly haunting chorus), if not more. And The Bass Rock follows a woman in the 50s who has just married a widower, that woman’s modern day stepgranddaughter (?) who is cleaning out the family home after that woman’s death, and a girl who is being hunted on suspicion of witchcraft in the 1500s ish. It’s about the modern equivalences of witchcraft (ie nonconformity) and society’s treatment of that

I do think that is definitely a possibility and most likely exactly what the author is going for. However, I must admit that sometimes that kinda stuff, even intentional, doesn't always click with me!

Who says it's only for a month? I don't read books for videos I make videos off the books that I read so I will continue to read women's lit

Ah thank you!