When I moved to Chicago I knew very few people here. I turned towards technology to help me meet like-minded women in a similar situation to my own: alone, in a new city, desperate to make friends. I’m glad I did, because it led me to a group of ladies I’d never have found otherwise. We often talked about what books we were reading, gave recommendations, lent our favorites to one another, complained when we heard the phrase “I’d let you borrow it, but it’s on my Kindle.” After a year or so, we eventually came to our senses and the book club was born.
Most of the books on my blog are things I chose myself that I knew I’d like. Some sort of YA garbage, bestselling sci-fi, that kind of thing. I’m trying to diversify the blog a little bit, so I’ve decided to add reviews of books we read in our book club. Things I’d never choose for myself, that hopefully make me a little smarter, a little more worldly, and, as it turns out, much more of a feminist than I already was.
We didn’t set out to be a feminist book club, but I suppose when you get ten women in their mid-twenties trying to balance their personal and professional lives in the midst of a political awakening, that’s what happens. We’re only on month three, so it’s really not that difficult to keep with the theme yet, but I have a feeling it’s going to stay moving in this direction for quite some time. In order to hold myself accountable (and give the three of you who read this blog the opportunity to join) I’ll be updating this post with each book we’ve read, and links to my/our thoughts on that book. If you have a fun girl-power book you think we’d like, leave a comment!
Book 1: “Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship” by Kayleen Schaefer. 2018. Nonfiction. Autobiography.
Book 2: “The Power” by Naomi Alderman. 2016. Fiction. Science Fiction.
Book 3: “Becoming” by Michelle Obama. 2018. Nonfiction. Autobiography.
required reading 
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