Books Where Women Take Over |

For International Women's Day, we're taking back control! Here are nine of our recommendations of the best feminist books where women take over. From books like Circe about women living in isolation to books like The Power where women rule the world, there's a book in here for everyone.
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[@DeeDeeCatMom]

This whole list sounds flipping amazing!! I've read a few, but the rest are going on my tbr shelf immediately! ☺

[@lancewalker2595]

Novels of with this theme seem to be of increasing popularity, I'd be interested to hear a Women's perspective on why this theme is so interesting; I've read The Power, by Naomi Alderman and found it intriguing (if not disturbing). I'm just curious: what specifically is so alluring about these stories?

[@BrookesBooks]

Both circe and wilder girls are on my tbr for the next few months, they sound so interesting!

[@ellie-tk4jy]

Wait wtf? I've never heard of this bookshop and I work right in soho!!! I'm going tomorrow!

[@nicholasoulton8489]

So maybe I have to try Circe again. I think I'm the person I know who doesn't think it's brilliant.

[@BookBreak]

You've probs read the original too many times!

[@ellie-tk4jy]

The Mercies sounds like the best book ever. I'll actually buy that one. Women existing without men interfering sounds like an amazing luxury so I'm sure I'll enjoy the first part more.

[@Pixiewithpens]

beauty queens by libba bray would fit on this list! lord of the flies but teenage pageant girls. i remember it as being a fun read, societal commentary in an entertaining way, and the girls are all different and their relationships were interesting. one of them is trans iirc.

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Ooh sounds great!

[@ornos3133]

I would like to read all of them but the most interesting ones to me were “the mercies” “wilder girls” and “the water cure”.

[@ornos3133]

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[@lancewalker2595]

Novels of with this theme seem to be of increasing popularity, I'd be interested to hear a Women's perspective on why this theme is so interesting; I've read The Power, by Naomi Alderman and found it intriguing (if not disturbing). I'm just curious: what specifically is so alluring about these stories?

[@ornos3133]

Lance Walker I’m not fully sure myself actually. The reason that I go with is just some sort of reinvention of theory for an earlier one’s limitation is either being explored or probably reaching its limit. Therefore arise of something provocative. One example I haven’t read yet is a work called xenofeminism which is supposed to be a speculation and guide for a distance future.

[@lancewalker2595]

@@ornos3133 Are you male?

[@ornos3133]

Lance Walker yes

[@clearspira]

Do you have any recommendations for books that are more similar to The Power in theme please? :-)

[@lancewalker2595]

Novels of with this theme seem to be of increasing popularity, I'd be interested to hear a Women's perspective on why this theme is so interesting; I've read The Power, by Naomi Alderman and found it intriguing (if not disturbing). I'm just curious: what specifically is so alluring about these stories?

[@moonbook12]

Good job of hitting 14k sub, and cool bookstore

[@lancewalker2595]

Novels with this theme seem to be gaining popularity, I'd be interested to hear a Women's perspective on why this theme is so interesting; I've read The Power, by Naomi Alderman and found it intriguing (if not disturbing). I'm just curious: what specifically is so alluring about these stories?

[@BookBreak]

I think it's always just interesting speculating about what another world could look like, and women being in charge is just one way of subverting the norm!

[@lancewalker2595]

@@BookBreak Ya but here's the thing, how are women not already in charge? Do you mean in charge of every, single, existential domain? I'm really curious about the origins of the perception that women in countries like America are disempowered, the reality tends to indicate the contrary. Women are so severely oppressed that people are finding catharsis in novels depicting grotesque, unprecedented, and entirely unjustified violence against men and boys? I'm all for righteous anger, but only when its actually righteous; its hard not to wonder whether these explorations in fantasy aren't fueling real world division.

[@susannahsmith8727]

@@lancewalker2595 Our current society has for hundreds of years been built to serve men. Women are inherently considered (whether you recognize it or not) "lower class people". All of our societal functions were built by men, and to serve men, without women and non-binary people in mind. For many women, it's quite interesting to see what the world would be like if all of our societal functions were built by women for women, without men in mind. It would be essentially a world where we would have never had a male president, and where men aren't considered inherently stronger or better simply because of the fact that they are men. While now we might see some women in our government, there is still a majority of men.