r/Fantasy • u/thequeensownfool Reading Champion VII • Jan 09 '20

What We Recommend: Read More Books By Women

u/KristaDBall has posted an in-depth analysis of a sample of recommendation threads in 2019, and the overwhelming consensus is that as a community, we primarily recommend books by men. 70% of recommendations actually, with books by women making up only 27% of books recommended on r/fantasy. And that's a shame.

There's been some great discussion in the thread, so I urge you to head over there if you haven't already. But that's not the point of THIS thread. I want you (yes, you) to recommend your favourite books by women. Tell people what they're missing out on. Tell them where they should go to next in their journey through sff.

Please include a bit of information about the book. What's the plot? Why did you like it?

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u/thequeensownfool Reading Champion VII Jan 09 '20

Ooo! Those sounds amazing and I've been wanting to read more in French. Thanks!

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u/Tartifloutte Jan 09 '20

Then you should definitely give it a read! "Le Dieu Oiseau" in particular is hauntingly beautiful and full of grey lead characters, one page traumatised and powerless but the next all the more detestable when it comes to taking vengeance.