i recommend any of the books on my profile list. unfortunately, most have men, albeit thinking men, as the main character.
want to lose yourself in the possibilities of life? i can recommend two older books with strong women--"The Drifters" and "Caravans", both by old-school author James Michener. available at a used book store near you.
your profile paints a picture of a very appealing woman. who are you?
david sedaris is such a hopeless dolt that i can't help but identify with him and his misadventures. i also have a huge crush on his sister Amy, but she has an imaginary boyfriend, Ricky, who seems to present an obstacle to Amy and i sharing our genes.
i didn't mean to imply that you limit yourself to books with strong female themes and characters.
edit: have you read Kushiel's Dart? also highly recommended by mr. scott's book review.
the Kushiel trilogy (beginning with Dart) is fantasy, but not in the same magical vein as Narnia. it creates it's own world (somewhat like medieval Europe) but populates it with put-upon women who use their status to fight the male-oriented culture, and men that are willing to give up their he-man vows to partner with these women.
i, too, had a seriously suburban whitebread upbringing, and was myself very whitebread for a long time. my parents were never weird or out-of-step with suburbia, but they trusted their kids and allowed us to think and be who we wanted to be. i think today they love me more because i live in the near-ghetto, have a couple tattoos, and quit the corporate world at the peak of my career years.
we're gonna talk like this for a while then get together for coffee. i'm quite sure of it.
want to lose yourself in the possibilities of life? i can recommend two older books with strong women--"The Drifters" and "Caravans", both by old-school author James Michener. available at a used book store near you.
your profile paints a picture of a very appealing woman. who are you?