Recs if you like What Hunger...
girl dinner
books where women eat or think about eating other people
hungry women
these books use (literal) hunger as a political tool to speak to womenβs oppression, repression and desire, whether through overt cannibal metaphor, speculative dispatches, or more subtle nuances of appetite in literary fiction. these women are hungry for something more, whether theyβre allowed to act on it or not.
recommendations welcome!
the monstrous-feminine
in the first edition of βthe monstrous-feminineβ, barbara creed challenges the dominant representation of women in horror films as victims, arguing that patriarchal ideology constructs women as monstrous because of their sexuality (or lack thereof).
later, creed reinterprets the monstrous-feminine as a being who embraces her body and reclaims her otherness. in line with this contemporary vision, these are books which use horror to redefine notions of βwomanhoodβ.
recommendations welcome!
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.
Asian horror
Horror stories (in all of its forms/subgenres) from Asian authors!
Recs welcome!
mod-goth (modern gothic novels)
We all love gothic classics, but what is new when it comes to the gothic genre (from the last 20 years or so)?! For fans of Dracula, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, etc. Please comment with suggestions to add!
weird girl lit
supporting women's rights and very very wrongs
Cover Porn: The Horror Edition
Horror books to read just for the aesthetic
girls just want to have rights
Feminine rage, female empowerment, emotional validation. Women supporting women. Men being men. Feminism. Feminist reads.
Itβs okay to judge a book by itβs cover!
Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift π
eating the rich
these books include themes of class relations and cannibalism. sometimes the rich eat you, sometimes you eat the rich.
aanhpi book recs
spotlighting some incredible books by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors
Aardvark Book Club master list
Every single Aardvark Book Club book pick since its inception. Updated monthly!
girl eats boy π₯© horrors about female cannibals
horror novels written by women about girls and women with deadly appetites. despite the title there is sapphic lit here i just liked the pun. these books focus on human cannibals, i.e. not supernatural monsters like vampires, werewolves, etc. is the cannibalism a metaphor for love? rage? sex? all of the above!
Dinner Party
βBefore we begin, you must all be warned β nothing here is vegetarian.β
The intensity of the appetites and content in these books vary, check trigger warnings if needed.
oops, all cannibals! π₯©
for the people who seek out a little bit of cannibalism in their literature π comment recs for me to add to this list/my tbr!!
PLEASE NOTE: THIS LIST MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS IF CANNIBALISM IS THE PLOT TWIST!!
on the menu
books where chefs, caterers, restauranteurs, critics, and connoisseurs do cannibalism, or where a prominent theme of the book is food/cooking
The ultimate horror list
Call me Ishmael for this is my white whale
Unusual Cravings: Canibalism in fiction
I was surprised I couldn't find a list already. This is for my fellow cannibalism readers. Let me know if I missed any!
make sure to eat your fruits and vegetables!
do you remember The Wiggles song βFruit Saladβ? or maybe βI Like to Eat Apples and Bananasβ? what about any song from Veggietales like βThe Pirates Who Donβt Do Anythingβ?
this list is freshly harvested and full of books with (specifically) fruits and veggies in the title or on the cover πΆοΈπ₯πππ«π₯πππ₯π«ππ₯
some are more appropriate than others π
as always, please feel free to suggest any books I missed!
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