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The Golden Notebook (Paladin Books)The Golden Notebook (Paladin Books) by Doris May Lessing
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set in 50s, follows a life from Africa to the Communist party : feminism, sexuality, politics, professionalism, infirmity, fidelity, alienation, idelogies. purchase it forthwith...
The Bluest EyeThe Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
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best book ever to be included on highschool reading lists.. pretty twisted but just unbelievably memorable & affecting
Mrs. Dalloway (Wordsworth Classics)Mrs. Dalloway (Wordsworth Classics) by Virginia Woolf
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i have never, ever seen writing like this, before or since. all of virginia woolf's work should be read... by everyone...
Wise Children (Vintage Classics)Wise Children (Vintage Classics) by Angela Carter
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the funniest, best-written fictional family history... full of showgirls, feathers, expletives, romance & lust for life
SurfacingSurfacing by Margaret Atwood
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extremely readable, powerful & thought-provoking book about loss, rebirth & self-actualization. beautifully written.
Rubyfruit JungleRubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
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read it in one sitting. life-affirming, inspiring & powerful book for unconventional conventionalists
The PowerbookThe Powerbook by Jeanette Winterson
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surreal & disjointed tale from one of the greatest living authors.. engrossing
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams, and other prose writingsJohnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams, and other prose writings by Sylvia Plath
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not ALL about women, but gorgeously written. sylvia plath is goddess. i do believe i prefer these short stories to the Bell Jar (but obviously read her poems too). "I talk to God but the sky is empty"
Seven Gothic Tales: The Roads Round Pisa; The Old Chevalier; the Monkey; The Deluge at Norderney; The Supper at Elsinore; The Dreamers; The Poet (Penguin Modern Classics)Seven Gothic Tales: The Roads Round Pisa; The Old Chevalier; the Monkey; The Deluge at Norderney; The Supper at Elsinore; The Dreamers; The Poet (Penguin Modern Classics) by Isak Dinesen
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pure escapism. intricate and fascinating depictions of women - self-deception, fantasy, corruption... all intensely opinionated and captivating. for the romantics amongst us