2015: The Year of Reading Women discussion

Clarice Lispector's The Complete Stories is being published by New Directions in August, and I'm very excited for it already. I've read a few of her stories that were published in The Paris Review a few years ago, but I have no idea what her novels are like. Any tips for a beginner?

I'll be starting my Lispector completion book list come Jan'2015. The first on my list The Passion According to G.H..

Wiki:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarice_...

I wish I could offer more help, but I've read only The Hour of the Star. It's short enough to read in one sitting, but it creates a lasting impact. It may be a good introduction to her other works.

Daniel wrote: "Any tips for a beginner?

Passion According to G.H. is what I always recommend to those first starting out with Lispector's work - and I've come across several others just recently who have also recommended that same text themselves.

Thank you for this! Adding her. I will be saying this a lot. My reading, until recently, mostly consisted of dead authors who were mostly all European men.

I was blown away by the only Lispector I have read so far- Near to the Wild Heart

Garima wrote: "I was blown away by the only Lispector I have read so far- Near to the Wild Heart"

Ídem here Garima, I am still struggling to grasp Lispector's eternity in succession of impressionistic thoughts that shape identity. Can't recommend that book highly enough!

Another Lispector wannabe here, but also not sure where to start...

Starting with The Hour of the Star worked out well enough for me. I also have A Breath of Life if anyone wants a reading partner for that one.

Lispector is definitely on my horizon for 2015.

Paul wrote: "Thank you for this! Adding her. I will be saying this a lot. My reading, until recently, mostly consisted of dead authors who were mostly all European men."

Heh, I call them Dead White Men. :)

I have Passion According to G.H. and A Breath of Life and near to the Wild Heart and maybe one or 2 more.

So, being a Lispector newbie, I'd be prepared to jump on a wagon - maybe Passion?

Thanks everyone, I've decided to start with Passion According to G.H. I'll probably start in the next month of two, if anyone is interested in joining me.

I could do late Feb, perhaps.

She's on my list -- Passion... in late Feb would work for me.

Late Feb works for me as well! Great!

Oops, I think I've overloaded my Jan/Feb schedule a bit... er.. would you guys mind moving it on slightly to March? :P

March would be fine!

If that's okay with Kris and other interested parties, I could add it for March, then. :)

March is good for me, too.

Link to the thread for discussion of The Passion According to G.H. : https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Added to the schedule for March.

Good, long article about Lispector in the New Yorker:

http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...

This is a record of woman’s entire life, written over the course of a woman’s entire life. As such, it seems to be the first such total record written in fiction, in any language.

Starting The Foreign Legion. So far, it's great!!!

She's shaping up to be one of the best writers I've read in any sex. A love affair has been born.

Still want to read at least The Passion sometime.....

I want to thanks this group for introducing me to, now, one of my favorite writers. I've written a review on The Foreign Legion. It's basically me fawning over her supreme intellect & literary craftsmanship.

This update is really useful, thanks :)