When Women Were Dragons
by: Kelly Barnhill
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Category - Fiction / Fantasy
Format - Paperback
Condition - Excellent
Listed - 8 days ago
Views - 7
Wishes - 1
Ships From - Michigan
Est. Publication Date - May 2023
Overview
When Women Were Dragons: A Novel
ISBN: 9780593466575
Publisher Description
A rollicking feminist tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman's place in the world and expanding minds about accept...
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Inspiration
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feminism
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Maddie Habron
305 book reviews
Jul 21, 2023
I really like how this novel was treated, like a memoir, with the inclusion of news clippings and transcripts. This novel was a little limited to struggles of upper-middle class white women, and would have liked to see the feminist allegory extended to all women. I loved Beatrice and really enjoyed ...
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ML Dunker
193 book reviews
Jul 22, 2023
I read this book as a treatise on grief and trauma and poverty of thought and free will. It also warmed my heart to the point of tears to see the love letter to librarians that the author wove throughout the story.
I had delayed in reading this book because I had read the jacket copy, saw 1950s an...
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Emily Walters
44 book reviews
Jun 9, 2023
This book was absolutely amazing. Made you really think about modern day and the ways we judge people. It was sapphic and heartbreaking. I loved this story so much because it really protrayed women in the 50’s how I thought they should be. Women were looked down upon and the only thing we were good ...
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