Redefining Realness is on here twice.

I checked for duplicates -- should be gone now.

There is a ton of fiction being added to this list, both YA and adult. I don't know that it fits the "gender studies" designation. Does the list creator (or anyone else) have an opinion on that?

Rainbowheart wrote: "There is a ton of fiction being added to this list, both YA and adult. I don't know that it fits the "gender studies" designation. Does the list creator (or anyone else) have an opinion on that?"

Agreed; I can't get my head around Handmaid's Tale and The Bell Jar being at the top of this list. Several current major players in WGSS (Sara Ahmed, Leanne Simpson, Angela Davis, etc.) aren't even represented in the first 100 books?

Also: NAOMI WOLF IS NOT WGSS. Like not even a little bit. Unless you're reading it purely as an example of what WGSS should continue to move away from. It's almost insulting that Wolf is even on this list-- and in the top ten???

As to fiction: many readers will happily take up a fiction book but not a factual one. So I believe it is important to include relevant fiction.

I find it fairly disturbing that rape fetish erotica is at # 5 on the list. Opinions? There seems to be a fairly concerted campaign to get this V-Girl book voted onto as many lists as possible, even when it doesn't fit the parameters. I'm good with fiction in general, but this has nothing to do with gender studies, IMO.

36 people have spammed a non-English language book to the third spot on this list. It appears to be written in Arabic. Does anyone know what it's about? Opinions on its appropriateness for this list?

I don't know either of the books so I can't comment... would be better to have a translation of the Arabic one.

The problem with the Arabic one is that it doesn't appear to exist in translation. Maybe someone who speaks Arabic can chime in on the contents.

If you believe a book is spammed and does not belong, you could try asking the GR Librarians about removing it.

I am a librarian, so I could remove it if I wanted. I just don't want to overstep bounds. It really bugs me when people use Listopia for self promotion. I don't know if it is officially against Goodreads policy, though. The book in question was spammed to the top by 38 people who have only voted for this book, no other, which is evidence of sockpuppeting/author circle jerk. The worst part is that people who don't speak Arabic have no clue what the book is about.

Well, authors can't place their own books on a list, and members can flag a book added inappropriately. Up to you.

Rainbowheart wrote: "I find it fairly disturbing that rape fetish erotica is at # 5 on the list. Opinions? There seems to be a fairly concerted campaign to get this V-Girl book voted onto as many lists as possible, eve..."

I agree, I have no idea why it's on this list.

I can remove it, but I don't want to overstep bounds. It seems to me to be totally out of place on this list. Maybe we should leave it up to Casandra, the list creator? I don't know if she checks comments here, though.

I don't think Memoirs of a Geisha should be on this list 🙈
Same as Easy which admittedly has some moments that could be considered feminist, but...