When Women Were Dragons: A Novel

Would that it were so! Peace. Joy. Connection.
This incredibly creative imagining of feminine rage and joy is also an endearing story of love and loss. The story of Alexandra (Alex) is interspersed with official sounding testimonies and research findings about past dragonings (i.e. women turning into dragons). Tender family scenes, adamant academic work, math, knots, physics and choices. “Even imperfect things can be precious, after all. The cho...read more

My book club chose this as their monthly reading. I tried and tried my best to enjoy it. It wasn’t until chapter 23 that I did. I felt the writer used a lot of repetitive words, and could have chosen a better way to finish off the sentence. Was my first fantasy and it just didn’t hit home for me. This was the author’s first adult fiction, and you can tell.

This story was amazing. I am so beyond happy we read it this month. The writing style was great and all of the life lessons packed into this!! Everyone needs to read this book!!

this book was spectacular. the sheer imagery of the writing made it so clear in my head. i loved all the feminist/queer references. solid book.