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Women who run with Wolves
I read “Women who run with Wolves” by Clarissa Pinkola Esté or rather listened to her narrate on Audible. This book has been on my reading list since 2017, when feminist and Harry Potter actress, Emma Watson shared the book with her club, Our Shared Shelf.
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If an Egyptian cannot speak English
This novel follows an Egyptian meet cute – the young Egyptian-American woman moves to Cairo and the boy from Shobrakheit. Their complex ethnic identities developed a tense underbelly to their relationship and quickly became a power struggle.
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Chick Habits
Two nights ago, I had the pleasure of seeing this iconic new production by Nuanzhi Zheng, Chick Habits.
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We Need to Talk about Kevin
“We Need to Talk about Kevin” is an intense, dark drama about a successful woman, Eva Khatchadourian, who reflects on her time as a mother to her sociopathic son, Kevin Khatchadourian.
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How to Throw a Chinese Funeral
Two days ago, I was lucky enough to see Jill Kwan’s ‘How to throw a Chinese Funeral.’ It was the story of four chinese women – a mother (Yoong Ru Heng), her two daughters (Ann An & Lisa Zhang) and her older sister (Janet Tan), who return home to Malaysia for the funeral of their…
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The Piano
The first feature film script I read was Jane Campion’s, The Piano. The bronte-esque gothic drama tells the story of a 1850s mute woman who moves to New Zealand with her daughter and piano to marry a New Zealander.
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Convenience Store Woman
I recently read Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata or rather, listened to the audiobook, read by Nancy Wu.