Wanna chit chat but not do a full post? Do it here!

  • foxglove (she/her)@lazysoci.alM
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    6 days ago

    Misogyny is rather common unfortunately (I mentioned in another comment reading Bukowski who is almost proudly misogynistic), but I’ve read American Psycho (one of the few books I really don’t think I should have read) and probably too much of de Sade’s The 120 Days of Sodom, so let’s just say my brain is probably rotted enough for anything at this point.

    I did start Dick’s Man in the High Castle and while I really want to like Philip K. Dick because he fits my interests thematically, I’ve never been able to get into any of his writing (so far anyway), so I probably do need a little encouragement - I’ve long wanted to read Ubik, thank you.

    • Are_Euclidding_Me [e/em/eir]@hexbear.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      6 days ago

      Haha, it’s nowhere near as bad as American Psycho or de Sade, more on the level of Asimov, who I see you enjoy in another comment, so you should be good, misogyny-wise. I just like to say it, you know? Especially in a women’s space like this, it feels worth pointing out when books have that background-radiation misogyny that so many of them do.

      I’d try Ubik, if I were you, it’s really, really good. I found it a complete page-turner, I literally couldn’t put it down.