BOOKSTHAT / LIST NO. 2312

Books that
Are Told By Madwomen

From the perspectives of women society might consider mad.

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01 / 11

Miranda July

“With All Fours, perimenopausal readers finally have their own Portnoy’s Complaint.”
Washington PostReview excerpt

02 / 11

R. F. Kuang

“This unsettling and electrifying book piercingly addresses issues of cultural appropriation and racial identity.”
Library JournalReview excerpt

03 / 11

Claire Fuller

04 / 11

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Confined to a room by her physician husband, a woman secretly keeps a journal and becomes increasingly preoccupied with its yellow wallpaper.

Synopsis

05 / 11

Sarai Walker

06 / 11

Zoje Stage

07 / 11

Ottessa Moshfegh

08 / 11

Ottessa Moshfegh

09 / 11

Virginia Feito

10 / 11

Gabriela Mistral, Randall Couch

11 / 11

Kathryn Bromwich, Gemma Dawson

Books thatAre Told By Madwomen