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From Austen to Wharton — Favorite women authors: 1 year, 11 months ago It’s true everyone only thinks of the Brontes, Austen, and wharton! I love Virginia Woolf. I know she’s dark, I know she’s depressing, but can you imagine having the ability to write so fluidly, poetically, and just downright beautifully? I would kill to write like her. Especially in The Death of the Moth or To the Lighthouse. I didn’t particularly enjoy Three Guineas but you can’t win them all I guess. I understand the classic women authors obsession (E.Bronte’s Wuthering Heights? Oh my goodness!) but can someone explain what the obsession is with J.K Rowling and Stephanie Meyer? Enough already!
i’m with you on that bookninja! the empire j.k rowling has built is insane and just inspiring for female authors wishing for success equitable to male authors. i just think a lot of classics and even contemporary literature is being replaced by some of these popular cultish reads. i like to see kids reading anything at all obviously – with tvs and video games it’s very rare to find a child who prefers a paperback to a playstation. that said, i’d still like to see a greater majority of kids trying out some classic authors. a few more of those women that come to mind are kate douglas wiggin and sylvia plath.