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Why the interest? OpEd on 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 8, 2020 | OpEd

Straight from paidcontent.org:50 Shades of Grey is the first title in a trilogy by British author E. L. James. This morning, the NYT reports (in what is currently the most-emailed article on the site) that the book has “electrified women across the country, who have...

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 1, 2020 | Book Review, Classic, Crime/Mystery/Thriller, Literary Fiction

Summary: In the world of the near future, who will control women’s bodies? Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets in which signs are now pictures instead of words...

A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum

by Bubbly Bibbly | Jun 2, 2018 | Book Review, Historical Fiction

Summary: In Brooklyn, eighteen-year-old Deya is starting to meet with suitors. Though she doesn’t want to get married, her grandparents give her no choice. History is repeating itself: Deya’s mother, Isra, also had no choice when she left Palestine as a teenager to...