So, I thought I would update you guys on what I have read in 2017 so far. I haven’t read as much as I wanted so far because I have been busy working on my dissertation.
I am doing my dissertation on the representation of trauma within Gillian Flynn’s novels, so I have been reading a lot about crime fiction. Oh yeah…that means I get to write 10,000 words on my love for Gillian Flynn and look at her novels: Sharp Objects, Dark Places and Gone Girl.
Dissertation Books-
- Adult Children: The Secrets of Dysfunctional Families by John C. Friel
- Twentieth- Century Suspense: The Thriller Comes of Age by Clive Bloom
- Thriller: Genesis and Structure of a Popular Genre by Jerry Palmer
- Unclaimed Experience: Trauma, Narrative and History by Cathy Caruth
- The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction by Martin Priestman
- Crime Fiction from Poe to the Present by Martin Priestman
- Trauma and Survival in Contemporary Fiction by Laurie Vickroy
- Too Scared to Cry: Psychic Trauma in Childhood by Lenore Terr
University Books-
- Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
- Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
Fun books-
- Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
- The Girl Before by J.P.Delaney
Do you read nonfiction very often?
I really enjoy it because it allows me to learn the lessons that successful people learned the hard way, from the comfort of where ever I might be reading.
If you are interested in the nonfiction I have been reading, or if you want to know what the benefits are from reading this genre in specific, please stop by my page. I post book reviews over biographies, classics, and inspiring nonfiction.
https://thewrightread.com/
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I’ll definitely look at your page 😊
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I’ve been reading quite a lot.
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GCool, what have you been reading? ✨
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Too many books to list.
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Wow you read so many books! I don’t really have time to read since I started working.
BTW, thank you for dropping by my blog! 🙂
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I’ve recently read my first graphic novel on the recommendation of a friend, it is called Maus and is outstanding, I’m currently halfway through my second, From Hell, which is also a superb book. It’s great to discover new things to read!
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I liked Scrappy Little Nobody! (I’m not gonna pretend I’m educated enough to have read any of the other books you mentioned. Haha!)
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Oh and I’m curious about ‘The Girl Before’. I just finished ‘All The Missing Girls’ and it is SO GOOD.
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It’s amazing! I hope you pick it up soon. Oooo what’s that about? ✨
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I really liked it, it was really refreshing to read. Haha I really wish I didn’t have to read them all, but my dissertation is demanding a lot of research 😂
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We love Gillian Flynn! Her novels themselves are traumatic. They’re so full of characters who’ve experienced or inflicted trauma and psychological pain. What are you earning your PhD in?
We’re a newly launched blog with philanthropic aspirations. We just published a review of Sharp Objects as well. Check it out at https://thepaperbackpost.com/2017/04/01/sharp-objects-book-review/
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I cannot wait to read your post. English with writing. 🙂
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