Comments on: 6 essential books from the last 25 years written by women

By: Barb

Barb — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:30:51 +0000

Great list! My FBOOT (favorite book of all time) is Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell, where an eclectic group of Jesuit priests and intellects travel to a nearby planet to meet a newfound sentient species (kangaroo-like). They meant no harm… And there’s a sequel, Children of God, even better. Her other books are also terrific, and the next one due out is re: Doc Holliday.
http://www.marydoriarussell.net/

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 17:01:48 +0000

It doesn’t quite make the cut-off – it’s 31 years old, but Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber is still one of my all-time faves.

By: Anaximander

Anaximander — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:22:11 +0000

I really loved a handmaid’s tale. And then a friend of a friend worked for Atwood for a summer. And then she came into a store my brother was working at. While I’m normally not one to judge a book by the author’s character, the way M.A. treated those she found “beneath” her was…. framkly… a little disgusting. I’ve read the books since, but not in the same way.

By: Kevin Fenton

Kevin Fenton — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:09:39 +0000

Jodi,: I don’t remember them mentioning a specific work, but For Keeps is sort of her Greatest Hits. Great title, too.

By: Bonny Holder

Bonny Holder — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:32:22 +0000

The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse. Louise Erdrich

Poisonwood Bible. Barbara Kingsolver

Grass Dancer. Susan Power