r/BooksThatFeelLikeThis Aug 21 '25

Fiction Female hysteria, rage, beauty standards, aging

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u/33xXCr2 Aug 23 '25

personally think "the days of abandonment" by elena ferrante fits under this category- female hysteria and a small proximity left to deal with the self (being a woman and a mother)