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G. Willow Wilson’s The Butterfly Mosque Book Review
I fell in love with G. Willow Wilson’s The Butterfly Mosque hard. Which seems like an odd thing to say about a memior, particularly one by someone still alive and who’s only a year older than myself. (Also we live … Continue reading
Favorite female writer: Gail Simone (Day Twenty-Eight)
Gail Simone I’m pleased to say that I have a lot of favorite female writers. But I am the type of person to seek out female authors on purpose. Gail Simone is one of my favorite comic book writers. She’s … Continue reading
Favorite classical female character: Deborah (Day Twenty-Six)
Deborah from the Bible When I was in religious school, my 7th grade theology teacher skipped over the story of Deborah, and really, all the stories about women in the Bible as they just got too incongruous with the view … Continue reading
Favorite female romantic relationship: Kate Kane and Renee Montoya (Day Twenty-Four)
Kate Kane and Renee Montoya from DC Comics I love Kate Kane and Renee Montoya’s relationship as depicted in 52 and Detective Comics. I’m a little bit of a sucker for opposites attract. Of course, Kate and Renee aren’t that … Continue reading
Favorite female platonic relationship: Nico Minoru and Karolina Dean (Day Twenty-Three)
Nico Minoru and Karolina Dean from Marvel Comics’ Runaways Nico Minoru and Karolina Dean from Runaways have a wonderful platonic friendship, despite starting off as being almost complete opposites. Nico is a goth-influence teen and good with magic. Karolina is … Continue reading
Sprinkles Around the Web 2/4-2/17/11
Links that I enjoyed around the web. No one else’s opinion but my own. Me • Uploaded a ton of photos. Check them out. Fandom • NBC casts Wonder Woman! ‘Friday Night Lights’ star lands coveted role I’ve never seen … Continue reading
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Favorite warrior female character: Maxine Kiss (Day Seventeen)
Maxine Kiss from Iron Hunt (Hunter Kiss books) by Marjorie M. Liu I’ve only read the first book in Liu’s Hunter Kiss novels, but I loved it so much. I couldn’t put it down, and I loved Maxine very much. … Continue reading
Favorite female character growth arc: Lyra ‘Silvertongue’ Belacqua (Day Fifteen)
Lyra ‘Silvertongue’ Belacqua from His Dark Materials Lyra starts off her journey as a nosy young girl spying on her father, hiding in a wardrobe with her daemon Pantalaimon. She has an enthusiastic spirit and an intense interest in learning … Continue reading
Favorite older female character: Wonder Woman (Day Fourteen)
Wonder Woman aka Diana Prince from DC Comics I didn’t know if the meme creator meant older as in age, or older as when created, so I’m going with Wonder Woman who was created in the 1940s. Wonder Woman is … Continue reading
Favorite female character in a book: Katharine Clifton (Day Thirteen)
Katharine Clifton from The English Patient I first read Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient when I was 12-years-old, but I’ve read it many times since then. I’m not big on re-reading stuff (re-watching is another subject). Of course, I never … Continue reading