by Tara Moss
(chosen by KE)
Theme: True life is stranger than fiction
Some background links to get you started:
- Tara Moss's website
- The publisher's page for the book
- Tara Moss: ‘I kept the story locked up in me for 20 years’ by Susan Wyndham in The Sydney Morning Herald
- Tara Moss speaks about The Fictional Woman on ABC Radio National
- Tara Moss, author of The Fictional Woman, in conversation with John Purcell on Booktopia TV
What we discussed about the book:
- how does the photo of the author affect our percetons of the book? Did that change as we read it?
- what conditions out percpetions of appearance
- why do we notice women's clothing/hair/shoes etc but not men's?
- did we feel frustrated with the book?
- what are the dominant types of female characters in TV and film? Has that changed?
- does free speech need limits?
- does a woman do more housework the more paid work she does?
- what are the (good) effects of appearance on opportunity?
- have we read more female or male-authored books? Has anyone noticed?
- would we suggest this book for our daughters to read?
- what are the solutions/alternatives?
Ratings
Range:6.5 to 8
Average: 7.42
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