Welcome 2021/22 !

Hello, and welcome to the Feminist Book Club Blog! As our first post in the 2021/22 academic year, we want to take the chance to introduce our amazing new team of committee members, share with you our plans for the blog for the upcoming year, and also share some of the fun things we’ve already…

C4’s Adult Material Review

TW: Depiction of sexual assault, drug abuse, alcoholism The marketing for the show was incredibly misleading. I was vaguely aware of the show last year in peak lockdown and watching the advert you’d think it was some zany, girl-power comedy. Instead when you watch it, you’re consuming something which is much more disturbing, at times…

Romance novels: Feminist or Farcical?

Romance novels have existed since the time of Greek classics, but why are they still diminished as works of folly? The answer is pretty simple: misogyny. Now, you might think this is a pretty wild claim, but let’s break it down. Typically when you think of romance novels, they’re associated with readers who identify as…

The Issue with Black Representation in Literature

Representation, though it has the promise and potential to be inspiring and life-changing, can also be a prison by which we trap expansive marginalised identities into a box. The representation of marginalised people in literature can be quite a complicated conversation we have, because there are a lot of questions we must consider. Who is…

Women in resistance: Creative writing workshop-

A few months ago we had a collaborative creative writing workshop with UEA creative writing society based around the theme of resistance. Below our committee member Louise Collins shares what she wrote in this session- Prompt: Write about what you’re resisting without telling us what it is. I’m an unmovable mountain, I will not yield…

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas review-

The Hate U Give is such a powerful, necessary novel. Each person alive will benefit from reading it as it will truly open your eyes. It’s hard to put into words just how powerful and necessary THUG is. I can’t fully express my reaction to this book, but I’m going to try my hardest. THUG…

Tips for online learning-

With lockdown number 3 comes the promise of more online learning. This is tough and I want to start off by saying it is ok to be sad that the circumstances mean it is still unsafe to return to face-to-face learning on campus. For me, adjusting to online learning was challenging but now I have…

Euphoria review-

Triggers: Drug abuse, domestic violence, statutory rape, violence, sexual content, self-harm, suicidal ideation is mentioned Euphoria: A Contradictory Show Glittery tears. Labrinth. Vibrant cinematography. Even if you haven’t watch the show I’m sure you are familiar with it’s aesthetic. I think this aesthetic is paradoxically both a strength and setback for the show, which I’ll…

My top five Norwich Bookstores-

During lockdown I found myself missing things from my usual ‘everyday’ life: going to university, seeing friends and family, working out at the gym and of course… book stores! While I have received several book deliveries over this period (and probably spent more money than I should have) I missed supporting my local independent bookshops.…

Foul is fair, Hannah Capin, book review-

Trigger warnings - sexual assault (not depicted), rape culture, violence, abusive relationship, suicide. Gritty, powerful, eccentric and the ultimate revenge story. ‘Foul is Fair’ is a feminist reimagining of the classic Shakespeare tale of Macbeth no one knew they needed.  The book starts with 16-year-old Elle, along with her three best friends, deciding to go…