Recs if you like The Water Cure...
assigned by frankie
almost every single book mentioned* on π Frankie's Shelf youtube channel because their taste is wild and i love it.
updated as frankie posts. *mentioned as in the book is the focus of the video, listed in the description, or offhandedly said.
books that look like skincare packaging
me + sake on a Saturday night = this list lol idk what is happening or even what the requirements are, it's just a vibe? u kno?? πππ
girls just want to have rights
Feminine rage, female empowerment, emotional validation. Women supporting women. Men being men. Feminism. Feminist reads.
dreamy whimsical listless
in which nothing happens or a lot happens, but sometimes it feels like nothing at all.
also known as: lit fic that feels like a dream or a nightmare or a hallucination.
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This is a genre-agnostic mega-list of weird girl* fiction expanding on an original list by @yarnandbooks (no longer being updated).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!
weird girl literature
for those who don't conform to the norm.
Weird and Unhinged Women
All sorts of stories about all sorts of women. Mostly litfic, some horror.
seaside gothic
or lakesideβ¦or pondsideβ¦books that immerse us in a haunting, strange, beautiful, decadent, or unsettling coastal or waterside atmosphere
fever dreams
novels/novellas that feel akin to a fever dream, surreal, inchoate, strange, dream logic
dystopian book recs
dystopian: relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice.
narratively and structurally inventive novels
my favorite novels featuring experimental, inventive, unconventional narrative forms and structures
Dismantle the manosphere
Books that might help people of all genders (including men) to think critically about the patriarchy, incel/manosphere ideologies and sexism. Unpicking internalised sexism is important, and books might be a useful tool to help ourselves and others. Intersections with issues of age, race, class etc.are likely!
Women's Bodies
They aren't fucking yours
Reinforcing Hate For Men
books that i finished and all i could think was βi hate men.β these books are female centered stories about women who have suffered at the hand of a man or a patriarchal society.
Dystopian/Speculative Fiction by Women
Gettin' Weird With It
weird girl lit
Cult female fiction
Weird and unhinged women with some dystopian and deadly vibes thrown in.
Add your suggestions in the comments!
The Writer's Syllabus (by Shaelin Bishop)
Shaelin Bishop (aka ShaelinWrites) is a Canadian writer and YouTuber who makes lots of great videos with really helpful writing advice. She also has two videos called "The Writer's Syllabus" with book recommendations that will help you become a better writer and I decided to make a list of them here!
Revenge Feminism Fiction
Women moving boldly against the rules that have attempted to tell them who they are or what they βshouldβ do.
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