Women Unbound
When I saw the Women Unbound challenge I just knew I had to join it! Have you heard about it? Well, you can get all the details on the challenge blog but basically it’s a challenge to get readers to read books related to women studies.
Eva, Aarti and Care are co-hosting this one and have come up with great reading lists, reading levels and of course cool buttons. So check it out and join in.
I’m going to try and shoot for the Bluestocking level (because I just love the word bluestocking) which means I’m going to try and read five books between now and Nov. 2010. As usual, I’m going to select books from my stacks. Here are the books that sound good to me so far but you know I’m a moody reader so my list is probably going to change but that’s for later.
- A Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. How one woman seeks to free herself from the demands of city life.
- West With The Night by Beryl Markham. She was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic. She definitely sounds like a woman who lived quite a life.
- The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family by Mary S. Lovell. A tale of sisters who were seen as funny, glamorous, intelligent, beautiful, and quirky.
- Leaving Home by Anita Brookner. At twenty-six, Emma Roberts comes to the painful realization that if she is ever to become truly independent, she must leave her comfortable London flat and venture into the wider world.
- The Vagabond by Colette. A story about an actress who rejects a man she loves in order to live in an independent way
Who else is joining and what are you a reading?
Melody http://www.mel-reading-corner.blogspot.com/
November 4th, 2009 at 2:15 amHave fun with the challenge, Iliana!
Sandy http://sandynawrot.blogspot.com
November 4th, 2009 at 4:08 amI KNEW you would do this one! It had your name all over it. Anyone that reads a mag called “Bitch” is going to go there!
Les in NE http://lesleysbooknook.blogspot.com
November 4th, 2009 at 4:23 amI’ve seen this challenge all over the Blogosphere and wasn’t sure if I was going to join (I really need to concentrate on the books I own!), but I think I’ll give it a go. How can I resist that cool button?!
I listened to A Gift from the Sea a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. My husband and I are going to Sanibel Island for Christmas and I plan to spend a day on Captiva Island (the setting for Lindbergh’s memoir). This might be just the perfect timing for a re-read, don’t you think?
I read West With the Night several years ago and thought it was good, but not great. I have another book about her in my stacks. Maybe I’ll add that to my list for this challenge.
Thanks for motivating me!!
Bookgirl http://www.bookgirl.net
November 4th, 2009 at 6:49 amMelody – I think it’s going to be great! I am already wondering which book I should start first
Sandy – Ha,ha… Indeed, right! I think there’s also a Bitch book out there which the magazine produced. Maybe I should get a hold of that and add it to my list
Les in NE – Yay, I’m so glad you are joining! And, oh my goodness your trip over Christmas sounds wonderful. I’m sure I’ll be drooling over the pictures you’ll take. I have heard some mixed reviews of the Markham book, it seems yes she was quite a pioneer in some areas but maybe not such a nice person? I don’t know. Should be interesting.
Joanna http://lostinagoodstory.blogspot.com/
November 4th, 2009 at 10:19 amI want to join this one too, just don’t have my list yet. I’ll bet there will be way too many books on it once it’s done though!!
litlove http://litlove.wordpress.com
November 4th, 2009 at 10:23 amI so want to do this, and yet I’m not sure I can commit. But then, I will probably read at least five books by women (not that all women are feminists) in the next two months! Loving everyone’s suggestions, though. I very much enjoyed The Vagabond, as well as the Mary Lovell biography of the Mitfords.
Karen http://bookbath.blogspot.com
November 4th, 2009 at 11:18 amI keep being so tempted by this challenge! So far I have stayed strong and haven’t jumped in but I am thinking it is only a matter of time… I read A Gift From The Sea last year and absolutely loved it – a gorgeous book.
jenclair http://bookgarden.blogspot.com/
November 4th, 2009 at 4:40 pmI read A Gift from the Sea several years ago…Lindbergh had such a love of language! Beautifully written.
Stefanie http://somanybooksblog.com
November 4th, 2009 at 4:53 pmI’m not joining but I have been enjoying reading everyone’s lists! I read Gift from the Sea many years ago, I think it is one you will enjoy.
Stephanie http://www.reviewsbylola.wordpress.com
November 4th, 2009 at 5:12 pmI’ve joined this one at the bluestocking level as well. Enjoy The Sisters. I absolutely loved it and it sparked my interest in the Mitford family.
bookworm http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/
November 4th, 2009 at 6:14 pmsounds like a fun challenge, happy reading
Leaving Home sounds really good. Great list.
terrieg
November 4th, 2009 at 6:30 pmI am reading Loving Frank and am surprised at how much I’m enjoying it. It’s very much a “woman’s studies” book despite what people think it’s about. Very interesting characters and subject matter.
Kailana http://myreadingbooks.blogspot.com
November 4th, 2009 at 10:41 pmGlad to see you are joining in! It should be a fun challenge.
Danielle http://www.danitorres.typepad.com
November 4th, 2009 at 10:43 pmI might almost be tempted by this challenge…will have to think about it, since it’s a long running one. I read West with the Night a long time ago and really enjoyed it. I’d like to read the Mitford book, too as well as more books by Colette.
Isabel http://booksandotherstuff.blogspot.com
November 4th, 2009 at 11:55 pmAnita B novel- so is the girl independently wealthy to live without worries in London?
Have fun with the challenge.
Mel U http://rereadinglives.blogspot.com
November 5th, 2009 at 12:58 amI joined this challenge also and just posted my first review for the challenge on Anita Brookner’s Leaving Home-
Mindy Withrow http://www.mindywithrow.com
November 5th, 2009 at 4:52 amI hardly ever do challenges anymore, preferring to pick my way through my stacks according to how I feel at the time, but if I did, I’d do this one! Never read any of your five choices, so I’ll be interested in your reviews.
Jodie http://bookgazing.blogspot.com
November 5th, 2009 at 5:55 pmIt’s great that you’re doing this challenge. I want to start right away, but I have to keep reminding myself I have other books that need reading first…how long will that last.
So interested to see what you think of the Mitford sisters, they always sound like the craziest family!
Tiffany http://tiffanynorris.blogspot.com
November 5th, 2009 at 8:10 pmSounds fun! Especially interested in the one about the Mitfords.
Christine http://snapshotsunmade.typepad.com
November 5th, 2009 at 8:29 pmGood challenge and you have an excellent list of books.
Gentle Reader http://shelflifeblog.blogspot.com/
November 6th, 2009 at 4:05 amI love your choices. I think I need to join this challenge!
Care http://bkclubcare.wordpress.com
November 17th, 2009 at 2:18 amoh, great list! I’m so glad you are joining us.