Recs if you like The Lost Daughter...

Books recommended by musician Lucy Dacus, a solo artist and member of the band boygenius. Pulled from her goodreads list.

some book recs that involve the complexities of motherhood: the tough and tender, chaotic and beautiful, exhausting and full of purpose.

List formerly known as weird girl elders. "Weird girl literature" books with characters that are over 30.

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the complicated inheritance of being someone's daughter. maternal wounds, generational trauma, inherited neuroses, impossible expectations, and the many ways love can leave a mark. mothers we love, resent, misunderstand, and spend a lifetime trying to figure out. daughters caught between becoming their mothers, disappointing them, and figuring out who they are without them. // some family issues require a little more than a family group chat.

— suggestions always welcome!

Recommendations welcomed! This list will be updated as needed.

Inspired by Maisie Peters' song "History of Man", this list includes novels and nonfiction books that deal in some way with themes surrounding the subjugation of women and misogyny, such as unequal power dynamics in romantic relationships, subversion of stereotypes and societal expectations of motherhood. May prompt female rage.

i've noticed this tends to be a recurring theme in the books that i read, so here are some books with varying degrees of unhinged women in them.

whether you love 'em or you hate 'em, here are some great character-driven novels if you like a book with well-developed characters

Highlight the diversity of experiences through the many roles women have in society.

Women reshaping modern literature across continents and cultures.

"Weird girl lit" featuring protagonists that are over 40

novels set in southern europe to make you seem the intellectual cool girl on the beach