Passes the "Bechdel Test" Público

Agregado y comisariado por Phil in SF

This list contains books that:

  • have at least two women in them,
  • who talk to each other,
  • about something other than a man.

Wikipedia has a decent intro on the origins of the metric: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test

Beware that this test is very limited in probative value. "The Bechdel test only indicates whether women are present in a work of fiction to a certain degree. A work may pass the test and still contain sexist content, and a work with prominent female characters may fail the test." This is just one thing a person may want to consider in their reading. There are many others.

I (@kingrat@sfba.club) track this in my reading as a check to make sure I am including reading that includes non-token female characters because American publishing often overly focuses on men's stories, and that is quite often reflected even more strongly in what American men choose to read.

  1. The Wall por  (Sumer, #1)

    Sin valoración

    ‘Imagine a horizon.’

    ‘I can’t.’

    Mithila’s world is bound by a Wall enclosing the city of Sumer — nobody goes …

  2. Dream Count por 

    3 estrellas

    Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past …

  3. Trouble in Queenstown por  (The Vandy Myrick Mysteries, #1)

    2 estrellas

    With Trouble in Queenstown, Delia Pitts introduces private investigator Vandy Myrick in a powerful mystery that blends grief, class, race, …

  4. Under Fortunate Stars por 

    4 estrellas

    Fleeing the final days of the generations-long war with the alien Felen, smuggler Jereth Keeven’s freighter the Jonah breaks down …

  5. Project Hail Mary por 

    4 estrellas

    Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth …

  6. Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me por  (Dark Lord Davi, #2)

    4 estrellas

    Dark Lord Davi rules the kingdom, but she must now break the time loop that binds her in this hilariously …

  7. Void por  (The Far Reaches, #2)

    2 estrellas

    An intergalactic luxury cruise to a distant port is a world unto itself in this piercing short mystery by #1 …

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