Recs if you like The Island of Sea Women...
Weird and Unhinged Women 2.0
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women and girls.
This is a genre-agnostic mega-list of weird girl* fiction expanding on an original list by @yarnandbooks (no longer being updated). You can view the original list here: (link) /// As a nonbinary person, I take as broad a view as possible of the "girl" in "weird girl*", hence the asterisk.
Wide open for recommendations!
Popular Fiction of the Decade
Goodreads 80 of the Past Decadeβs Very Popular Fiction from 2016 - 2025
2025 Broken Country - Isola 2024 The Women - Real Americans 2023 Tom Lake - Weyward 2022 Demon Copperhead - Diamond Eye 2021 Reading List - Cloud Cuckoo Land 2020 My Dark Vanessa - Vanishing Half 2019 Giver of Stars - Girl, Woman, Other 2018 Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell - Where the Crawdads Sing 2017 Stay with Me - 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 2016 Lilac Girls - Behold the Dreamers
Weird and Unhinged Women
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.
Haenyeo
Haenyeo (also spelled haenyo) (Hangul: ν΄λ ; lit. "sea women") are female divers in the South Korean province of Jeju, whose livelihood consists of harvesting a variety of mollusks, seaweed, and other sea life from the ocean. Known for their independent spirit, iron will and determination, haenyeo are representative of the semi-matriarchal family structure of Jeju. (Wikipedia)
Island Reads πΌ β.Λ π π
Books set on islands or written by native islanders from around the world for the days you want to be surrounded by nothing but waves. Please comment missing books :)
maiden, mother, crone
books about the unique and universal experience of growing up as a girl and being a woman
stuff from history i had no idea happened
historical fiction books that donβt take place during WWII! I learned so much from these books
Books to Fuel Your Feminine Rage
Sometimes when you feel like you're going crazy, you need a good book to tell you you're not. You need an author who will validate your rage, fuel your opinion, and make you contemplate life. Be the dragon; bask in your fire.
It Actually is Political
Books that arenβt categorized as political, but prove that being alive is political in and of itself
certified poli sci girl recommmends
some fav fic & nonfic political/historical reads
~asian saddies~
Asian ppl can be edge lords too
Sea shanties, ships, sailors, and the sea
These are all books set on the sea!
Korean History : fiction & non-fiction
Non-fiction or fiction stories based on historically accurate happenings in Korea (will update when find more - have not read all books added, but a bunch of them)
climate nonfiction
like if you had to read this for school but actually enjoyed it
Women and Water
Generations: Itβs Complicated
Multigenerational sagas that will make you want to deep dive into your family history, or at least call your Grandma.
Celebrating friendships
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The Historical Fiction Sob-Squad
Looking to escape to the past, and also have your heart ripped out? Need a good, hard cry? Get comfy... and make sure tissues are nearby.
Silhouettes of the Past.
FPC Book Club Unchosen Suggestions
Books that were suggested for our book club.
