The Golden Notebook
by Doris Lessing · first published 1962
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The story of the inner and outer life of Anna, a young writer, single mother and member of the Communist Party, struggling with crises both in her domestic and political life, this book was hailed as a landmark by the Women's Movement.
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The best two books I read in the last year-ish are "The Golden Notebook" (novel by Doris Lessing) and "The Soul of a New Machine" by Tracy Kidder. Best tech book has been "Designing Data-Intensive Applications".
on “Ask HN: Any interesting books you have read lately?” ↗"The Golden Notebook" (novel by Doris Lessing) Wow, finally some fiction that isn't science fiction and something written by a woman. Excellent choice! I highly recommend her other works. What blew me away the most about…
on “Ask HN: Any interesting books you have read lately?” ↗…greats”. Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize for literature, but she doesn’t seem to make it into the “average” person’s greats list, possibly because her use of language is very much not grade 5. Try The Golden Notebook, The Summer Before the Dark, The Grass Is Singing, The Good Terrorist, The Fifth Child, or the series that starts with Shikasta. E.L. Doctorow is another such example. Try The Book of Daniel, Ragtime,…
on “To become a better writer, read as much as you can” ↗