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The Women

Kristin Hannah

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The Women

Kristin Hannah

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What’s your favorite dinosaur?

Mine is the Acrocanthosaurus, one of the best specimens ever unearthed being on display at the NC Museum of Natural Science in my home state.

I really think it’s a shame that adults don’t get asked this more. Also, if you have dinosaur/paleontology book recs then please share! Fiction and non fiction welcome!

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The Women

Kristin Hannah

An intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided. Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over- whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost. But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam. The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.

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mikayla

Mar 09, 2026

4.5

Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

Phenomenal! And unexpectedly educational about the prison system. I actually found the footnotes detailing court cases, amendments, and various prison statistics to be the most fascinating part of this book, and am a bit compelled to read more about it. In terms of the story itself, I loved the mixed POVs and all the characters! The characterizations were well done and made the story more impactful than it would’ve been had they been forgettable or underdeveloped. The ending was fantastic too! Sudden and could be viewed as a bit rushed, but it was fitting for the story.

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Chain-Gang All-Stars

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America's own. Loretta Thurwar and Hamara "Hurricane Staxxx" Stacker are the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly-popular, highly-controversial, profit-raising program in America's increasingly dominant private prison industry. It's the return of the gladiators and prisoners are competing for the ultimate prize: their freedom. In CAPE, prisoners travel as Links in Chain-Gangs, competing in death-matches for packed arenas with righteous protestors at the gates. Thurwar and Staxxx, both teammates and lovers, are the fan favorites. And if all goes well, Thurwar will be free in just a few matches, a fact she carries as heavily as her lethal hammer. As she prepares to leave her fellow Links, she considers how she might help preserve their humanity, in defiance of these so-called games, but CAPE's corporate owners will stop at nothing to protect their status quo and the obstacles they lay in Thurwar's path have devastating consequences. Moving from the Links in the field to the protestors to the CAPE employees and beyond, Chain-Gang All-Stars is a kaleidoscopic, excoriating look at the American prison system's unholy alliance of systemic racism, unchecked capitalism, and mass incarceration, and a clear-eyed reckoning with what freedom in this country really means.

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It’s international women’s day!

Today is international women’s day or a way it’s said here which I prefer : feministischer Kampftag (feministic fight day)! Unfortunately we still live in a man made world and women and anyone who is not a man really still face systemic problems and there is still a long way to go. This aside, I wanted to ask you all about your favorite female (or even just not male) book characters, be it in fiction or non fiction.

Personally, the character of Elizabeth Zott from Lessons in chemistry made an impression. She is such a strong willed person who faces a lot of misogyny in her field and still always faces them cool and composed and just keeps going! Also Maomao from the apothecary diaries (who is a little unhinged sometimes) another woman with a deep passion for stem shocking man who underestimated her with her vast knowledge.

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🎶TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD🎶

I don’t know about yall, but it was a rough week. Tell me something GOOOOODDDDDDDD that happened to you this week!!!!💭✨

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What is your weirdest comfort media?

Considering how damn near everyone reacts when they hear my main comfort movie is The Social Network, what is a weird film or song or book that you read when you seek comfort?

Some of my other ones are -Challengers -Trainspotting -Pitch Perfect -Daria -Yellowjackets -SAS: Rogue Heroes

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The Mad Wife

Meagan Church

From bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the lives we build―and the lies we live. They called it hysteria. She called it survival. Lulu Mayfield has spent the last five years molding herself into the perfect 1950s housewife. Despite the tragic memories that haunt her and the weight of exhausting expectations, she keeps her husband happy, her household running, and her gelatin salads the talk of the neighborhood. But after she gives birth to her second child, Lulu's carefully crafted life begins to unravel. When a new neighbor, Bitsy, moves in, Lulu suspects that something darker lurks behind the woman's constant smile. As her fixation on Bitsy deepens, Lulu is drawn into a web of unsettling truths that threaten to expose the cracks in her own life. The more she uncovers about Bitsy, the more she questions everything she thought she knew―and soon, others begin questioning her sanity. But is Lulu truly losing her mind? Or is she on the verge of discovering a reality too terrifying to accept? In the vein of The Bell Jar and The Hours, The Mad Wife weaves domestic drama with psychological suspense, so poignant and immersive, you won't want to put it down.

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How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women

Zoe Venditozzi & Claire Mitchell

Nothing brings people together like a common enemy, and witches were the greatest enemy of all. Scotland, 1563: Crops failed. People starved. And the Devil's influence was stronger than ever—at least, that's what everyone believed. If you were a woman living in Scotland during this turbulent time, there was a very good chance that you, or someone you knew, would be tried as a witch. During the chaos of the Reformation, violence against women was codified for the first time in the Witchcraft Act—a tool of theocratic control with one chilling to root out witches and rid the land of evil. What followed was a dark and misogynistic chapter in history that fanned the flames of witch hunts across the globe, including in the United States and beyond. In How to Kill a Witch, Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell, hosts of the popular Witches of Scotland podcast, unravel the grim yet absurdly bureaucratic process of identifying, accusing, trying, and executing women as witches. With sharp wit and keen feminist insight, they reveal the inner workings of a patriarchal system designed to weaponize fear and oppress women. This captivating (and often infuriating) account, which weaves a rich tapestry of trial transcripts, witness accounts, and the documents that set the legal grounds for the witch hunts, exposes how this violent period of history mirrors today's struggles for justice and equality. How to Kill a Witch is a powerful, darkly humorous reminder of the dangers of superstition, bias, and ignorance, and a warning to never forget the past… while raising the question of whether it could ever happen again.

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What is your weirdest comfort media?

Considering how damn near everyone reacts when they hear my main comfort movie is The Social Network, what is a weird film or song or book that you read when you seek comfort?

Some of my other ones are -Challengers -Trainspotting -Pitch Perfect -Daria -Yellowjackets -SAS: Rogue Heroes

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What is the book you have most put off and why?

The book that you almost are 100% positive you will enjoy, but for some reason or another haven’t gotten to yet.

I for one am almost positive I will love My Heart is a Chainsaw but anytime that i have gotten a chance to try it or pick it up… I always find a different book or a different thing to do.

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The Secret History of Wonder Woman

Jill Lepore

A cultural history of Wonder Woman traces the character's creation and enduring popularity, drawing on interviews and archival research to reveal the pivotal role of feminism in shaping her seven-decade story. Examines the life of Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston and his polyamorous relationship with wife Elizabeth Holloway and mistress Olive Byrne, both of whom inspired and influenced the comic book character's creation and development. -Abstract from WorldCat

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