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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Oct 9, 2017
From rewriting the old theories to breaking the glass ceiling in the world of programming, Book Riot debunks gender stereotypes in this selection.
List

BR's Top Books for Nerdy Women 2017

If you like reading books that are entertaining page-turners and also tickle your grey cells then Book Riot has recommended these 2017 books.

Lab Girl

Lab Girl

Hope Jahren

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Lab Girl is a book about work and about love, and the mountains that can be moved when those two...

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries

Kory Stamper

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Book

Do you have strong feelings about the word “irregardless”? Have you ever tried to define the...

Biography writing reference
Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong

Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong

Angela Saini

10.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

Book

From intelligence to emotion, for centuries science has told us that men and women are fundamentally...

science gender studies
Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting It Done

Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting It Done

Andrea Gonzales and Sophie Houser

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In their debut, teenage tech phenoms Sophie Houser and Andrea Gonzales reveal the true story behind...

Technology
Chemistry: A Novel

Chemistry: A Novel

Weike Wang

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Named a “Most Anticipated Novel of 2017” by Entertainment Weekly, The Millions, and Bustle A...

Fiction
     
      
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Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated Year One: Chronicles of The One in Books

Dec 30, 2019  
Year One: Chronicles of The One
Year One: Chronicles of The One
Nora Roberts | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.2 (5 Ratings)
Book Rating
had to knock off a star for obnoxious gender essentialism. I hates it, my precious.
but beside that, this was a good one!
  
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Miguel Covarrubias (143 KP) rated Sleeping Beauties in Books

Apr 30, 2019  
Sleeping Beauties
Sleeping Beauties
Stephen King, Owen King | 2017 | Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.6 (26 Ratings)
Book Rating
Extremely interesting concept. I think it raises some very important questions, however, as a man, it was definitely written by men. I feel as though this would have been a better story from a woman's perspective. I think those skews are the major downfall of the book, but it does ask some very important questions about gender and the perceived ideas of gender.
  
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Ezra Koenig recommended Ranma 1/2 in TV (curated)

 
Ranma 1/2
Ranma 1/2
1989 | Action, Animation, Comedy
8.0 (1 Ratings)
TV Show Favorite

"This is was the first anime series I ever saw. It’s a gender-swap martial arts romantic comedy. We did a whole tribute episode to it. It was first made in 1989 which was such a good time for anime. I love the simple look and feel of the animation. Gender-swap is a tricky genre and Ranma has a very unique spin on it."

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Laverne Cox recommended Black Looks in Books (curated)

 
Black Looks
Black Looks
Bell Hooks | 2014 | Gender Studies
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"I read this in college and it totally made me think differently about the world around me in terms of race, class, and gender. It awakened my critical consciousness."

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Sarah Waters recommended Wideacre (The Wideacre Trilogy, #1) in Books (curated)

 
Wideacre (The Wideacre Trilogy, #1)
Wideacre (The Wideacre Trilogy, #1)
Philippa Gregory | 2003 | Romance
8.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"A sensational novel in all sorts of ways, this study of gender, history and power was one of the books that made me want to start writing historical fiction of my own."

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Smithie (7 KP) rated The Sims 4 in Video Games

Aug 9, 2017  
The Sims 4
The Sims 4
2017 | Simulation
10
8.3 (73 Ratings)
Video Game Rating Watch
Create a sim (gender options are bomb!!!) (3 more)
Graphics
Mods ;)
All of it
Their "emotions" are too easy to manipulate (0 more)
Hi Maxis it's me Jaimie I'd like my life back
Routinely consumes my life
  
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Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) rated Boy 2 Girl in Books

Jul 2, 2019  
Boy 2 Girl
Boy 2 Girl
Terence Blacker | 2017 | Children, Young Adult (YA)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
It is funny and educational (0 more)
Nothing (0 more)
Full marks for making me laugh out loud
Contains spoilers, click to show
This book deserved a five star rating because it made me laugh out loud so often. It was a brilliant book and I loved Blacker's use of narrative voice. It is a multiple first person narrative which allows the reader a close and personal account of the characters feelings and emotions, this is particular interesting as there is a mixture of both adult and child characters. The book gives the reader a wonderful insight into gender and demonstrates the way in which gender is socially constructed. It also shows how children can be attracted to other children regardless of gender. As a whole, children are influenced by other children, by characteristics, by confidence and by personality. Children are often put into boxes and treated differently because of gender, this book breaks the rules and it genius. I would highly recommend this book to both adults and children as it may just demonstrate how alike we all are and how society is often too eager to put us into groups.
  
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Lithium (759 KP) rated Lovecraft Country in TV

Oct 24, 2020  
Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country
2020 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
9
7.5 (11 Ratings)
TV Show Rating Watch
Great storyline. Poignant themes. (0 more)
Nothing yet (0 more)
Love craft Country is a great mixture of sci - fi, horror and drama. Historical attitudes help to purvey the themes of sexuality, gender, class and race very well.
  
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Charlotte (209 KP) rated the sun and her flowers in Books

Nov 8, 2017  
the sun and her flowers
the sun and her flowers
Rupi Kaur | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.7 (14 Ratings)
Book Rating
powerful and heartfelt (3 more)
tackles important issues of race, relationships, rape, gender, and immigration
incredibly personal and vulnerable
beautiful and relatable
incredibly painful in places, if that's something you don't want to read (0 more)
a stunningly powerful collection of poems