Sporco weekend

Apparently, Dirty Weekend caused a stir on its publication in 1991. It tells the story of a young woman called Bella, who one day – having been stalked by a neighbour for weeks – snaps and decides she's 'had enough'. She proceeds to go on a killing spree, targeting abusive and misogynistic men, whic Leggi tutto

This is THE BEST post-break-up book ever.

Dirty Weekend by Helen Zahavi was a familiar sight on the London underground when it came out in 1991. I was inspired to finally read it, twenty years on, having noticed that The Curiously Specific Podcast had done an episode about it, and I wanted to listen to the podcast having read the book. Need Leggi tutto

This is strong, provocative fiction whose style is reminiscent of the writers Gordon Lish (e.g., Peru, Dear Mr. Capote), early Jenny Diski (e.g., Nothing Natural) and Andrea Dworkin (Mercy, Ice and Fire), in terms of its honesty to consider and portray ugly realities and truths through the experienc Leggi tutto

This is like reading the female version of a Chuck Norris revenge movie. Are Bela's criminal acts defensible? Marginally, if at all. Is she a model of moral propriety? Heck, no. But for everyone who has ever been cat-called, stalked, molested or goddess forbid, raped, this book is like a cleansing t Leggi tutto

Featuring a protagonist who is 'bad at life,' this text attempts to lay down the rule followed by lumpenized antisocial nihilists: 'these are the rules. And they are not arbitrary.' When one lives "an abortion of a life," it's fair to say that one is 'detached' and can't 'see things as they are'--lu Leggi tutto

I remembered I read this one when it came out and now looking at the GR reviews, I confess I'm a little surprised at all the high-fives proffered by the female reviewers. Because Dirty Weekend is right there with I Spit on your Grave or Last House on the Left or Baise-Moi, all those rape revenge mov Leggi tutto

one of the best feminist books EVER. revenge fantasy but with a plausibly awkward, angry & not-superhuman protagonist. read read read.

It says something that the author was able to get the hippyest, dippyest, non-violent, anti-vigilantism chick in the world to cheer on each scene where Bella exacted revenge on her attackers. Also, I have never really been into guns, but this book powerfully made the argument that the only thing tha Leggi tutto