I'm back! After a longer than planned 'season break' I'm here to discuss the work of Sally Rooney with Natalie Beech, co-founder of the Feminist Fiction (@feminist.finction) book club and co-host of the podcast of the same name! We discuss the recurrent themes in Rooney's work, what we like/dislike about it, if she is the 'voice of millennial women' and more!
Books mentioned in this episode:
Fup by Jim Dodge
Swamplandia by Karen Russell
What a Shame by Abigail Bergstrom
Convenience Store Woman by Sakaya Murata (translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori)
Fix The System, Not The Women by Laura Bates
The Anatomy Lesson by Philip Roth
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Mr Salary by Sally Rooney
Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney
Beautiful World, Where Are You? by Sally Rooney
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
Acts of Desperation by Meg Nolan
Luster by Raven Leilani
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagahara
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart
Chatting Lit artwork and logo design by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)
Music by Tom Caruana: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/