Katelyn’s Comments (group member since Jan 07, 2016)

Katelyn’s comments from the Our Shared Shelf group.

Amanda, I'd love to hear how those ideas resonated in your reading of the remainder of the book!

Ellen, such great points! I didn't know that there was a particular term for this phenomenon, but the subversion you describe is something I've been thinking about for awhile now.

I've been enjoying my re-read of Rebecca over the past few weeks! I've been thinking about how the experience has been very different this time around, and wondering if others doing a re-read felt the same. Knowing how the story ends, my perception of the entire book feels different, and my understanding of the narrator feels different, especially (she is even more of an unreliable narrator than I realized when I read the first time).

I'm curious about your experiences, observations, or whatever else you've noticed on re-reading Rebecca!

Oh my goodness, I am so excited to see where this discussion goes! I want to complete my reread before I contribute my thoughts, but I'll be keeping this in mind as a read, especially during those end scenes when we find out what happened.

Chaya wrote: "I saw the announcement for this book, and wasn't sure if I would read it, but stumbled upon it today at the library when it fell off the shelf as I pulled out another book. If that isn't a gothic l..."

That is amazing, it is absolutely a supernatural sign that you simply must read along ;)

@Lianne - I'm not good with horror genre, either. This book falls more in line with gothic romance/thriller/suspense than horror. It has some scary moments but it's not super scary. If you're okay with Frankenstein and Dracula, you should be fine.

Use this thread to coordinate book borrowing between members! Hopefully everyone who wants to is able to read Rebecca

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@Elizabeth, I first read it as a high school freshman, as well! I wrote a paper about it. I'm so glad that there are others who share my love of this great novel.

This has been one of my favorites for a long time. I was so excited when it was voted the winner! Can't wait to reread and discuss with you all.

I've been thinking a lot about this in preparation for my reread of Rebecca, as you may have read in the book announcement. Gothic romance, horror, and thrillers, have long been considered especially suited to/for feminism, women writers and readers, and stories about women... I think it might be interesting to think about why that is?

Are there certain genres that are more suited to feminist writing than others? Has this been true historically? Is it still true now?

I don't mean to suggest that there are genres that aren't suited to feminist writing, because I don't believe that's true at all. But I think it's a worthwhile conversation to have as we read this novel!

... what other books should you add to your list?

Rebecca is a long-time favorite of mine, and based on your comments so far, I know a lot of your have read and loved this book as well! Are there any books you'd recommend to another member who enjoyed reading Rebecca? If Rebecca is fresh in your mind from a recent (re)read, or if you finish fast and want another spooky read, hopefully this list can help.

We invite members to send in their recommendations for Gothic romance, thriller, horror, and other similar novels.
Please send me (Katelyn) a direct message with your recommendation with a short explanation of WHY the poet, volume, collection, etc. is appropriate for this list.

As I receive recommendations, they will be added to this post. I've begun the list with du Maurier's other novels, as well as the other novels from the member poll.

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If you liked Rebecca, you should also read...

My Cousin Rachel
Jamaica Inn
Frankenstein
The Haunting of Hill House
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
Into the Drowning Deep
Fledgling
Bødy
Skin Folk
The Turn of the Screw
Jane Eyre
Mrs de Winter
Rebecca's Tale

... what other poets should you add to your list?

We invite members to send in their recommendations for feminist poetry.
Please send me (Katelyn) a direct message with your recommendation with a short explanation of WHY the poet, volume, collection, etc. is appropriate for this list.

As I receive recommendations, they will be added to this post.

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If you liked Milk and Honey, you should also read...

Hi Seren,

We're glad to see you're so passionate about these issues. Because this group is so large, we do our best to keep things organized and duplicate threads to a minimum. As such, we ask that members refrain from writing posts directly to Emma, as this group is meant to be for discussion among everyone rather than directed solely to her. Additionally, these are topics that have been discussed elsewhere on the discussion board. We encourage you to look up those conversations for insights from our members, and if you don't find what you're looking for, starting a topic to address what you feel is missing with the rest of our members.

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... what other books like it should you add to your list?

We invite members to send in their recommendations for feminist books that cover issues of race.
Please send me (Katelyn) a direct message with your book recommendation with a short explanation of WHY it is appropriate for this list (genre, subject matter, writing style, etc.).

As I receive recommendations, they will be added to this post.

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If you liked Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, you should also read...

The Good Immigrant
Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada

In the interest of encouraging OSS meet ups around the world, we invite you to post some discussion questions here that might be helpful in promoting meet up discussions about the book!

Questions here should be SPECIFIC to The Power.

This thread is for questions ONLY. Please do not post responses to the questions here, they will be deleted. You can respond to questions in other relevant threads.

Then go ahead and share what your meet-up had to say about the book in the Shared Meet-Up Experiences thread.

We want to hear from those of you who have attended OSS meet ups for The Power in your area about what you discussed, your thoughts on the book, and other ideas you covered this time around.

Feel free to share here! Please focus your posts here on the book The Power, rather than general discussion.

(This thread will be monitored. We ask that you focus on the ideas proposed in group meet ups, rather than individual ideas. Thanks!)

... what other books like it should you add to your list?

We invite members to send in their recommendations for books that are similar to The Power, especially feminist books from the sci-fi genre!

Please send me (Katelyn) a direct message with your book recommendation with a short explanation of WHY it is similar to The Power (genre, subject matter, writing style, etc.).

As I receive recommendations, they will be added to this post.

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**This is a trial run of this kind of thread, it may become a staple post for each book if it's a success!**

If you liked The Power, you should also read...

Hey everyone,

Please post book suggestions in the How to Suggest a Book thread.

You can also post suggestions for Intersex books here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Because the thread has become more of a duplicate of that thread, I am going to lock and archive.

But I agree with Jo's response, and I'm glad you brought up the issue. It's great that you all feel strongly about this. Definitely get those books on the bookshelf by posting them in the thread(s) linked above. Thanks!

Use this thread to coordinate book borrowing between members! Hopefully everyone who wants to is able to read The Power.

Please use this thread ONLY for offers of and requests for Paying It Forward. All other comments about the book and where you got it from can be posted in other relevant topics, such as Emma's May book announcement at the top of the discussion board.

Our Pay It Forward initiative is strictly with regards to LEGAL methods of book sharing (for example, sharing hard copies or Kindle sharing). Any posts regarding illegal scans/PDFs/file sharing will be deleted without warning.

Please post your reviews of The Power, if you've already read it. Or, if you haven't, after you've read the book.

You can post her directly or link to a blog or video.

Please mark posts for spoilers, especially since this month's book is fiction.

Happy reading!

Furthermore.

@Benarji, your comments are swaying in the direction of victim blaming, I think you could be a bit more careful about the way you portray these victims of abuse.

@Meelie, for the record, plenty of sugar daddy-types are fine people. it's not a necessarily problematic relationship. It's the abuse, specifically, that is the problem here (again, imo)