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Women's Weird: Strange Stories by Women, 1890-1940 by Melissa Edmundson
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savvylit's review
dark
slow-paced
3.5
Women's Weird is a delightful collection of strange stories that would and should fit right alongside better-known male contributions by the likes of Lovecraft and Poe. The stories featured in Women's Weird are primarily hauntings ranging from possessed saucepans to slimy, undead satanists. One of the most memorable stories in the collection, Hodge by Eleanor Mordaunt, features two young siblings who awaken a primitive man. Their discovery, Hodge, comes to represent the siblings being forced to grow up and learn about the worst of humanity's base instincts.
Overall, I really enjoyed the range and talent featured in this collection. However, I'm not sure that Women's Weird is something I would recommend to anyone unless, like me, you also have a near-academic interest in weird stories by women throughout the ages. It could also be worth a read if you just enjoy classic stories that are weird but not too scary.
Overall, I really enjoyed the range and talent featured in this collection. However, I'm not sure that Women's Weird is something I would recommend to anyone unless, like me, you also have a near-academic interest in weird stories by women throughout the ages. It could also be worth a read if you just enjoy classic stories that are weird but not too scary.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Sexism, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, and Death
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