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Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction
Melanie R. Anderson, Lisa Kröger
4.04 AVERAGE
707 reviews for:
Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction
Melanie R. Anderson, Lisa Kröger
4.04 AVERAGE
This was a random find at the library. If you're on Good Reads, then I imagine you're looking for more books to read. For those who love horror and/or speculative fiction: this is right up your alley. Has my TBR list exploded since I cracked open this book? Absolutely. I can't tell you how many books I've added or authors I started following.
The book covers authors from the 17th century to the 21st century. It provides tidbits about the authors' lives and notable works, the development of the horror and speculative fiction genres, and most of all, it's bound to introduce readers to some new favorite authors.
The book covers authors from the 17th century to the 21st century. It provides tidbits about the authors' lives and notable works, the development of the horror and speculative fiction genres, and most of all, it's bound to introduce readers to some new favorite authors.
Great look into the history of women authors in the horror and spe-fi genre - grew my tbr quite a bit. Included are biographies, descriptions of the books and their historical meaning and further reading lists.
informative
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Great insights into the women who (known and unknown) helped create and contribute to the horror genre. Have your Goodreads open and ready to add a bunch of books to your ‘To Read’ list.
I found this book informative and interesting. It’s a really great reference for people wanting to add more female writers to their TBR; especially during spooky season!
For some reason, I expected this to be a mildly popularised academic study on women and the macabre - what I got instead was a chatty, informal overview of famous and less famous female authors of speculative fiction. This book is great for discovering new and often overlooked books on themes that range from horror to postapo, and the carefully selected recommendations included after each author (together with the lack of spoilers) certainly suggest that was the intended aim of the volume. I only wish this wasn't so aggressively anglo-centric - yes I know it's clearly geared towards a US audience, but it would be nice to at least acknowledge that books are actually published in other parts of the world as well.
Monster, She Wrote is an informative guide to female horror writers, and perfect for someone like me, who loves gothic and ghostly fiction, and finding new authors to read. There are over 35 authors listed, starting with Margaret Cavendish (The Blazing World), known as 'Mad Madge' for her wild fashion and loud behaviour, and ending with modern authors such as Helen Oyeyemi, Susan Hill, Sarah Waters and Angela Carter.
Monster, She Wrote looks at how the original gothic fiction written by Ann Radcliffe (The Mysteries of Udolpho) evolved, via authors such as Mary Shelley (Frankenstein), through the Victorian trend for ghost stories and into the science fiction of the 20th century. I found it fascinating to read about my favourite authors (Shirley Jackson, Daphne du Maurier and Anne Rice) as well as authors I had heard of but not read: V.C. Andrews (Flowers in the Attic).
In addition to a potted biography for each author, there is a suggested reading list and mention of their contemporaries - if you fancy trying something similar but different. The genres covered are gothic fiction, horror, ghost stories, science-fiction, domestic thrillers, psychological suspense, fantasy, paranormal and supernatural, and re-tellings of fairy stories. This book is perfect for either dipping into or reading from cover to cover. I really enjoyed it, I can definitely recommend it - and I've found lots of new authors to try too!
Thank you to Lisa Kroger, Melanie R. Anderson and Quirk Books for my copy of this book, which I requested via NetGalley and reviewed voluntarily.
Monster, She Wrote looks at how the original gothic fiction written by Ann Radcliffe (The Mysteries of Udolpho) evolved, via authors such as Mary Shelley (Frankenstein), through the Victorian trend for ghost stories and into the science fiction of the 20th century. I found it fascinating to read about my favourite authors (Shirley Jackson, Daphne du Maurier and Anne Rice) as well as authors I had heard of but not read: V.C. Andrews (Flowers in the Attic).
In addition to a potted biography for each author, there is a suggested reading list and mention of their contemporaries - if you fancy trying something similar but different. The genres covered are gothic fiction, horror, ghost stories, science-fiction, domestic thrillers, psychological suspense, fantasy, paranormal and supernatural, and re-tellings of fairy stories. This book is perfect for either dipping into or reading from cover to cover. I really enjoyed it, I can definitely recommend it - and I've found lots of new authors to try too!
Thank you to Lisa Kroger, Melanie R. Anderson and Quirk Books for my copy of this book, which I requested via NetGalley and reviewed voluntarily.
This is a great short history, and reference for the genre writing reviewed. I'm curious as to why the Bronte sisters where not included (Wuthering Heights & Jane Eyre are certainly Gothic, and sometimes downright creepy) also Alice Hoffman for her magic realism But other than that, wow, they could write a sequel!!!! (hint, hint)
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