79. Last Call by Elon Green.
Green places the victims front and center in this riveting account
of a serial killer who targets gay
men. The book also captures the NYC of
the time.
78. Paying the Land by Joe Sacco.
Sacco’s graphic novel reports on the relationship between First Nations
and Native American populations to the land, and manages to address colonization.
77. The Postcard by Anne Berset. This novel is semi-autobiographical and about
the generational effects of the Holocaust.
Berset addresses issues of identity as well making the book a compulsive
read.
76. Is Mother Dead? By Vdjis Hjorth. You think you have problems with your
mother? Try this one. Family drama and stalking.
75. Anne Marie the Beauty by Yasmina Raza. This short novel seems ideal for
adaption. It is the reflection of a
woman about her life and association with a famous actress.
74. You’re the Only One I’ve Told by Meera Shah.
This book about abortion deals both with the medical process as well as
presenting the stories of women of various ages who for a variety of reasons
have had an abortion.
73. Shubeik Lubiek by Deena Mohamed. This graphic novel deals with three people
who have the chance to use wishes. But there is so much more going on. Mohamed writes really well about mental
illness.
72. Princeless by Jermey Whitley. A princess and her dragon go on a quest to save
her sisters. This series hits all the
right spots while never being preachy or stupid.
71. The Penelopaid by Margart Atwood. Much has been made about the recent amount of
books retelling Greek mythology from the
viewpoint of the women.
70. Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidya
Hartman – a history of African-American women in NYC and Philly during the
opening years of the twentieth century.
It is fascinating. It is more of
a history of everyday people. Hartman’s Lose
Your Mother is also an excellent book.
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