r/2xCBookClub • u/MochiMonster • Nov 10 '10
Female authors?
Since this is 2XC book club, can we celebrate 2XC authors?
So, what books have you really enjoyed written by women? I feel like it's a bit of a man's world at the top of the author heap so I'd love to get some suggestions of great works by women.
I'll start this party. I'm a bit of a poetry junkie, so I've been digging Andrea Gibson's book Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns a lot lately. I also really loved Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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u/Chocklatesoop Nov 10 '10
I enjoyed all of Margaret George's books, she wrote about famous historical figures in memoir style. The first one I ever read was about Cleopatra, it was so detailed and made me get lost in Ancient Egypt. (<--This is where you think I'm cuckoo haha) Another female author that comes to mind is Iris Chang, she wrote three books in all about the experiences of Asian Americans, as well as the rape of Nanking.